common dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Member of common dandelions (section Taraxacum)
dandelions (genus Taraxacum)
yellow dandelion-like flowers
lettuce, chicory, dandelion, and salsify tribe (tribe Cichorieae)
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

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• leaves ± widely lobed, toothed or sharply recurved-lobed; lobes dentate or sharply cut
• petioles ± narrowly winged
• outer phyllaries reflexed
• fruit olive-brown, straw-=colored, or ± gray
• common

Toxicity of dandelion, lion's tooth (Taraxacum officinale):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: 5 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 3
• Mission Peak RP
• Rancho San Antonio OSP

Months:

• Mar.: 4
• Apr.: 0
• May: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora