Common dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Русское название: Одуванчик лекарственный

A familiar composite-flowered plant with yellow flower heads and wind-dispersed seeds. Its taxonomic aggregate includes difficult-to-separate forms. Provides seasonal forage for pollinating insects.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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Safety information

Do not use photographs or online summaries to identify wild plants for eating or medicinal use. Some poisonous plants resemble edible species and even handling certain species can cause harm. If poisoning is suspected, contact your local poison service or urgent medical care. Do not wait for symptoms.

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◎Distribution

Temperate Eurasia; widely naturalized

♧Habitat

Meadows, lawns and disturbed urban soil

✺Identification limits

Images and brief descriptions are for learning, not for reliably identifying a specimen. Take particular care with poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Further reading and image creditsTaraxacum officinale — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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