Taraxacum officinale

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Profile for Taraxacum officinale (Common Dandelion) Identifying Characteristics Habit: rosette-forming herbaceous plant with a long taproot Flowers: Head, flowers are all ray-like Foliage: Basal only, pinnately lobed Stem: flower stems are hollow with a milky sap Scent: mild, "sunny" Growing Conditions: sunny and partly-shaded, well drained soils, drought intolerant Fruit: achene with a silky pappus Similar Plants: Hypochoeris radicata, Sonchus Recent Logs Jomegat 02:17, 7 April 2010 (UTC) Anna reg 10:13, 17 April 2010 (UTC) Trinity507 16:17, 22 April 2010 (UTC) Trinity507 03:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC) Anna gdf 11:38, 11 May 2010 (UTC) (view all logs)

Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data:
Southeastern Pennsylvania: (invasive or naturalized) January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
London, England: April
New Hampshire: April, May, June, July, August , October, November
Central Pennsylvania: April May August
Prague, Czech Republic: (pampeliška lékařská) (native) October , December , March, April, May
Central Bohemia, Czech Republic: (pampeliška lékařská)  October , April
South Bohemia, Czech Republic: (pampeliška lékařská)  October
Moravia-Silesia, Czech Republic: (pampeliška lékařská) (native) April, May
Aurora, Colorado area: April

Additional images:

Seed head, often called a "clock"

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This page is a profile for the plant species Taraxacum officinale, used to collect records of where and when this plant was observed blooming, and for providing identification information for use in dichotomous keys. If you would like to help collect data for this or other plants, see Bloom clock project/How to Contribute for orientation.