WorldFloraDB - Taraxacum palustre

Characteristics

Lvs suberect, rather narrow, remotely toothed; outer invol bracts very dark, broad, strongly and permanently appressed; beak twice as long as the body of the achene; otherwise much like no. 3 [Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg.]; 2n=24, 32, 40. Seasonally flooded highway-ditches and wet or flooded sites in calcareous gravel or clay over limestone or marble bedrock; native of Europe, rarely intr. in se. Ont. and c. N.Y. Apr.-June. (T. turfosum)

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A herb.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

apogamy

Spread

anemochory

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

-

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves at the base are eaten raw in salads or used in stews.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Habit

Leaf

Taraxacum palustre leaf picture by jvanbuul (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Fruit

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30320466-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000058751
COL ID	54VZV
BDTFX ID	67012
INPN ID	125686
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Taraxacum maritimum Leontodon palustris Taraxacum westhoffii Taraxacum officinale subsp. palustre Taraxacum limnanthes subsp. limnanthoides Taraxacum palustre

WorldFloraDB 2024

Taraxacum palustre (Lyons) Symons

Marsh dandelion (en), Pissenlit des marais (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Taraxacum