Common Name......Dandelion

Botanical Name.....Taraxacum officinale

Yields......................7-41 lbs/100 ft row (763-4469 lbs/acre) Dried roots

Yields......................4-16 lbs/100 ft row (436-1744 lbs/acre) Dried tops

Returns...................$1,716.75 - 10,055.25/acre root

Returns...................$1,177.20 - 4,708.90/acre tops

Comments..............Excellent growth at higher elevation, foliage upright and full. Did poorly at lower elevation; poor germination and plants were creeping and sparce.

Last updated January 2003
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