Taraxacum spectabile Dahlst.

Showy dandelion (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Taraxacum

Characteristics

Lvs hairy, often dark-spotted, often purple-veined beneath; outer invol bracts ovate to lanceolate; 2n=40, and probably other nos.; otherwise much like no 3 [Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg]. Native of n. and w. Europe, occasionally intr. in moist places in Ont. and N.Y.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Distribution

Taraxacum spectabile world distribution map, present in Germany, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:254774-1
WFO ID wfo-0000073034
COL ID 54WN2
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Synonyms

Taraxacum spectabile Taraxacum subspectabile Taraxacum dilutiroseum Taraxacum cimbricum Taraxacum spectabile subsp. spectabile Taraxacum crispifrons