| Latin name: Taraxacum officinale |
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| Family: Asteraceae |
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| Common name: dandelion |
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| Life cycle: perennial, spreading by seed
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Habit: Dandelion typically forms a
prostrate to mounding rosette, usually 8 to 12 inches tall and wide, and usually
wider than tall. |
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Foliage: foliage is dark green, deeply
lobed, and hairless. |
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Flower: each flower head is composed
of many small yellow ray flowers. |
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Seeds: Seed are attached to a pappus
which facilitates wind dispersal. |
| Roots: taproot |