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Common Dandelion |
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Taraxacum officinale agg |
Taxonomic note: Dandelions are apomictic with hundreds of microspecies. Any division into a small number of sections is artificial as there will be in-between specimens. I have here divided the Skye species into 3 sections, Officinale, Spectabile, and Laevigatum, following Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Their fourth section, Palustre, does not occur in Skye.
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Photo ©
Carl Farmer |
The common robust dandelion of lawns and pavement edges, also occuring in natural grassland. Flowerhead diameter c 3-6 cm Skye ID: Outer involucral bracts more than 3 times as long as wide, hanging downwards. Achene has beak 2.5-4 times as long as the achene. Other features: Achene (ex beak) 3.5-4 mm long, not reddish. Flowers Mar-Oct, other dandelions normally Apr-Aug. |
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Carl Farmer |
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