dandelions

genus Taraxacum

Member of yellow dandelion-like flowers
lettuce, chicory, dandelion, and salsify tribe (tribe Cichorieae)
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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red-seeded dandelion
Taraxacum erythrospermum

• leaves sharply cut, lobes often ± toothed or with additional lobes
• petioles slightly winged distally
• outer phyllaries reflexed
• fruit ± red-brown or purple
• extremely rare

california dandelion
Taraxacum californicum

• leaves toothed or shallowly lobed
• leaves sessile or petioles widely winged
• outer phyllaries erect
• very rare

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1 observed taxon / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key

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 – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora