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Taraxacum ceratophorum, also known as the horned dandelion, is a species of flowering plant within the genus Taraxacum and family Asteraceae. [1] This alpine species has a preference for mountainous habitat, where it can be found growing at elevations up to 3000 meters above sea level. [ 2 ]
The pappus-clad fruits that make up the familiar "dandelion clock" being dispersed by the wind (family Asteraceae) Bidens frondosa achenes with barbed pappusIn Asteraceae, the pappus is the modified calyx, [1] the part of an individual floret, that surrounds the base of the corolla tube in flower.
Taraxacum arcticum, the arctic dandelion, [1] is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. [2] Its native range is Greenland , Northern Europe, Northern Asia and the Northern Russian Far East .
Five dandelion flowers are the emblem of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. [78] The citizens celebrate spring with an annual Dandelion Festival. [79] The dandelion is the official flower of the University of Rochester in New York State, and "Dandelion Yellow" is one of the school's official colors. "The Dandelion Yellow" is an official ...
Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, [6] is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of many silver-tufted fruits that disperse in the wind. These balls are called "clocks" in both British and American ...
Taraxacum albidum is a species of dandelion that grows in eastern Eurasia. [1] A member of the Asteraceae, it is a perennial herbaceous plant native to southern Japan.. It is sometimes mistaken for Taraxacum coreanum, but T. coreanum grows wild chiefly in the Korean Peninsula and some parts of China.
Taraxacum kok-saghyz is a perennial plant with a yellow composite flower characteristic of the genus Taraxacum. Each flower head may be approximately one inch in diameter and be made up for 50 to 90 florets. [6] Plants may contain 25 to 50 leaves arranged in one or more rosettes at the upper end of the root.
The fragrant flower heads are 2.5 to 6.5 cm (1 to 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) wide, [1] composed of smaller yellow to white strap-like flowers called "ligules". [2] In the center of the flower head may be an orange to red "button", composed of several immature flowers.