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Asteraceae > Taraxacum (dandelion)

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Orange Co., NC
6 Mar 2008

Introduced from Eurasia and common statewide in lawns, roadsides, and other disturbed areas.

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Orange Co., NC
6 Mar 2008

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Orange Co., NC
6 Mar 2008


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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