red-seeded dandelion

Taraxacum erythrospermum

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

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

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Chris’s observations: none

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora