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Taraxacum campylodes (Dandelion)

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Infraspecies

Leontodon taraxacum var. palustre
Taraxacum dens-leonis var. palustre
Taraxacum officinale var. kalbfussi
Taraxacum officinale var. officinale
Taraxacum officinale var. paludosum
Taraxacum officinale var. palustre
Taraxacum vulgare var. paludosum

Invasive Species

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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Screening - Summer [3]  Porous
Screening - Winter [3]  Porous
Bee Flower Color [2]  UV-Green
Flower Color [3]  Yellow
Foliage Color [3]  Green
Fruit Color [3]  Brown
Bloom Period [3]  Early Spring
Dispersal Mode [6]  Anemochory
Drought Tolerance [3]  Medium
Edible [4]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [4]  Hermaphrodite
Frost Free Days [3]  3 months 10 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [3]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [3]  Spring
Fruit/Seed End [3]  Summer
Growth Form [3]  Single Crown
Growth Period [3]  Spring, Fall
Growth Rate [3]  Rapid
Hazards [4]  This plant has been mentioned in various books on poisonous plants but any possible toxins will be of very low concentration and toxicity; There are reports that some people have suffered dermatitis as a result of touching the plant, this is probably caused by the latex in the leaves and stems;
Leaf Type [3]  Deciduous
Lifespan [4]  Perennial
Pollinators [4]  Insects, Lepidoptera, Bats, Apomictic
Propagation [3]  Seed
Regrowth Rate [3]  Moderate
Root Depth [3]  6 inches (15 cm)
Scent [4]  The flowers have an unpleasant odour;
Seed Spread Rate [3]  Rapid
Seed Vigor [3]  High
Seeds Per [3]  562479 / lb (1240055 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [3]  Prostrate
Structure [7]  Herb
Usage [4]  The flowers are an ingredient of 'QR' herbal compost activator; This is a dried and powdered mixture of several herbs that can be added to a compost heap in order to speed up bacterial activity and thus shorten the time needed to make the compost; A liquid plant feed can be made from the root and leaves; A low quality latex, which can be used for making rubber, can be obtained from the roots of this plant. A magenta-brown dye is obtained from the root; The plant releases ethylene gas, this stunts the growth of nearby plants and causes premature ripening of fruits; A distilled water made from the ligules (thin appendages at the base of the leaf blades) is used cosmetically to clear the skin and is particularly effective in fading freckles;
Vegetative Spread Rate [3]  None
Flower Conspicuous [3]  Yes
Height [4]  18 inches (0.45 m)
Width [4]  12 inches (0.3 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [3]  USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°)
Light Preference [5]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [5]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [5]  Intermediate
Soil Moisture [5]  Moist
Water Use [3]  Moderate
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External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
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♦ 22Robertson, C. Flowers and insects lists of visitors of four hundred and fifty three flowers. 1929. The Science Press Printing Company Lancaster, PA.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0