dandelion	USDA PLANTS Symbol: TAOF U.S. Nativity: Native Habit: Forbs/Herbs
Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers

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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Asterales: Asteraceae

Synonym(s): common dandelion, blowball, dandelion, faceclock

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Flower(s); A serious weed of urban areas throughout the United States, was introduced into New England by European colonists in the 1600s as a salad green. Bonnie Harper-Lore, Federal Highway Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Lynn Sosnoskie, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; basal rosette Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); top view of single plant in flower Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); head gone to seed Kenneth M. Gale, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); Dandelion flower in seed Joseph Berger, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); Dandelion seed Joseph Berger, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seedling(s); Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); in lawn; early in year Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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