Scientific Name
Taraxacum officinale
Common Name
Dandelion
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
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Flower/fruit:
Bright yellow multi-petalled flowers in spring; reflexed outer bracts; fluffy globular ball of white seeds
Flowering Season:
Spring
Foliage:
Lobed jagged-edged leaves; 2 to 20 inches long; hollow stem with milky sap
Site:
Roadsides, open fields, waste places
Comments:
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