| dandelion |
USDA PLANTS Symbol: TAOF ITIS: 36213 NAPIS: PBFDHBB |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers | |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Asterales: Asteraceae |
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| Synonym(s): common dandelion, blowball, dandelion, faceclock |
| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Kenneth M. Gale, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); A serious weed of urban areas throughout the United States, was introduced into New England by European colonists in the 1600s as a salad green. Bonnie Harper-Lore, Federal Highway Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); top view of single plant in flower Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); in lawn; early in year Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
Taxonomic References:
- USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1, National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Invasive Listing Sources:
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Faith Campbell, 1998. Plants that Hog the Garden: Invasive Plants in the United States. Fine Gardening Online
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
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