Scientific name: Taraxacum Section Erythrosperma
Species: T. brachyglossum, T. gotlandicum, T. haworthianum, T. fulvum, T. fulviforme, T. oxoniense, T. degelii, T. arenastrum
Common name: Dandelion
Description
Habit: Perennial.
Stems: Erect, hollow, hairless.
Leaves: All basal, usually deeply lobed (nearly pinnate).
Flowers: Yellow, flower-heads solitary, less than 3 cm across on peduncles, florets all ligulate; involucral bracts consisting of an inner row of long equal bracts and numerous shorter outer ones, without membranous edge, with a small protuberance on the outer side, near the tip.
Fruits: A reddish achene, bearing, at the end of a long beak, a white pappus of unbranched hairs.
Habitat: Dry places.
Distribution: Occasional to frequent.
Native status: Native
Of conservation interest: T. degelii and T. gotlandicum of conservation interest.