Taraxacum officinale

Characteristics
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
common dandelion
Lawns, roadsides, hayfields, cultivated ground, successional fields, thickets, disturbed soils, and waste places including in urban settings. A wide spread and common species it occurs almost everywhere in NY and can often be found in small amounts in fairly nice native habitats.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Not Native Naturalized UPL, FACW (NWPL) FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) SNA (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Asterales
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. - common dandelion
Citation
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 22 May 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 04 May 2009 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 17 Aug 2009 - 1
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