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Dandelion agg. - Taraxacum officinale agg.
There are around 200 similar microspecies of the Dandelion genus in Britain, which really require an expert to identify them. Our illustrations are shown to represent the group. They have milky latex, and a basal rosette of leaves, lobed or unlobed. Flowerheads usually yellow, solitary borne on hollow scape (stem). Fruit a large and conspicuous clock.
Various, but usually preferring moist, grassy places.
Generally March to October.
Perennial.
Very common in Britain.
Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland as a group or aggregate.
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- Common names
- Dandelion
- Species group:
- Wildflowers
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Asterales
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 910
- First record:
- 11/05/1992 (John Mousley;Steve Grover)
- Last record:
- 09/05/2024 (Carter, Robert)
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Liriomyza taraxaci
The larvae of the fly Liriomyza taraxaci mine the leaves of Dandelion, Sow-thistle species and Autumn Hawkbit. They form small, irregular, elongated blotch mines with little frass inside.