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Taraxacum officinale

G.H. Weber ex Wiggers

Common Dandelion

G5Secure Found in 363 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135912
Element CodePDAST930Y0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusTaraxacum
Other Common Names
common dandelion (EN) Pissenlit officinal (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Taraxacum officinale is the generally accepted scientific name for the common dandelion, with variation among taxonomists as to extent of inclusiveness of this species. As treated by Kartesz (1994 checklist and 1999 floristic synthesis), includes both Eurasian plants widely established in North America (ssp. officinale) and native North American plants (ssp. ceratophorum). The native plants included here by Kartesz have been variously considered distinct species by many authors, including Taraxacum integratum, T. lacerum, T. laurentianum, and T. maurolepium. The Eurasian subspecies (ssp. officinale), as treated by Kartesz, includes plants sometimes considered a distinct species, T. palustre, as well as plants sometimes treated as another subspecies, T. officinale ssp. vulgare. LEM 17Jan00. Weber (Taxon 47: 495, 1998) notes that customary usage of the name Taraxacum officinale is for an aggregate of apomicts, with the name Taraxacum campylodes used for the particular segregate apomict which includes the type of T. officinale; nomenclatural formalization of this practice is requested. LEM 3Jun98.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1994-10-20
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNANo
North DakotaSNRYes
HawaiiSNANo
ColoradoSNANo
NevadaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
IowaSNANo
IndianaSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
New HampshireSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNANo
MichiganSNANo
MississippiSNRYes
VermontSNANo
WyomingSNANo
OhioSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MaineSNANo
WashingtonSNRYes
VirginiaSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
ArizonaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
DelawareSNANo
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahSNANo
ConnecticutSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNANo
South CarolinaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
KentuckySNANo
LouisianaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
FloridaSNANo
MissouriSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
West VirginiaSNANo
OklahomaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
MontanaSNANo
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSNRYes
LabradorSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
QuebecSNRYes
British ColumbiaSNANo
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
NunavutSNRYes
Northwest TerritoriesSNANo
Yukon TerritorySNRYes
AlbertaSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
OntarioSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (363)
Alaska (52)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
El CapitanTongass National Forest26,693
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North EtolinTongass National Forest40,993
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North KupreanofTongass National Forest114,660
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
Outer IslandsTongass National Forest99,862
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Rocky PassTongass National Forest78,163
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
Arizona (5)
AreaForestAcres
Blind Indian CreekPrescott National Forest26,847
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
California (60)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Birch CreekInyo National Forest28,816
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
Chineese Camp (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,339
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
Coyote NorthInyo National Forest11,932
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Dennison PeakSequoia National Forest6,293
Devil's Gate (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,946
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Grizzly PeakPlumas National Forest6,222
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Horse Mdw.Inyo National Forest5,687
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
LaddCleveland National Forest5,300
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
Long MeadowHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,967
Magic MountainAngeles National Forest15,542
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Mt. RebaStanislaus National Forest3,869
NessieInyo National Forest830
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North MountainStanislaus National Forest7,856
Pyramid Peak BSan Bernardino National Forest7,194
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest11,373
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
Tioga LakeInyo National Forest829
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
West Walker (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest495
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
Wheeler RidgeInyo National Forest15,744
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
Colorado (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Dome PeakRoutt NF35,716
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
Long ParkRoutt NF42,100
Pagoda PeakRoutt NF57,676
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Joe GapChattahoochee National Forest5,321
Idaho (10)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
Borah PeakSalmon-Challis National Forest130,463
Boulder - White CloudsSawtooth National Forest322,653
Boulder - White CloudsSalmon-Challis National Forest139,297
HoodooNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest153,868
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
PalisadesCaribou-Targhee National Forest122,002
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
Pioneer MountainsSawtooth National Forest119,563
Pioneer MountainsSalmon-Challis National Forest172,460
Minnesota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Kawishiwi Lake To SawbillSuperior National Forest15,305
Phantom LakeSuperior National Forest6,521
Montana (18)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanHelena National Forest51,360
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
BridgerGallatin National Forest45,059
Cattle GulchBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest19,390
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
ElkhornHelena National Forest75,468
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
Nevada (22)
AreaForestAcres
Alta T - WestHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,445
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
Arc Dome - MahoganyHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,208
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
Duck Creek Mtns.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,165
Jobs Peak (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,342
North SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest30,773
Pearl PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest71,405
Pine Grove SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest88,945
Rose - Dutch LouieHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest363
Rose - EvansHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,782
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,711
Rose - NortheastHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest550
Rose - Whites CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,568
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
South SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest125,614
Spanish PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest31,520
Table Mtn. - EastHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest87,789
Toiyabe RangeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest99,225
Ward MountainHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest15,927
West SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest21,656
New Hampshire (8)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
New Mexico (27)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Chama WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest4,168
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
GallinasSanta Fe National Forest13,208
Grass MountainSanta Fe National Forest3,254
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Little TesuqueSanta Fe National Forest815
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
Mt. TaylorCibola National Forest6,355
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
San Pedro ParksSanta Fe National Forest5,824
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
Wheeler Peak WildernessCarson National Forest2,677
North Carolina (8)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
North Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
VenloDakota Prairie Grasslands5,317
Oregon (16)
AreaForestAcres
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
HellholeUmatilla National Forest65,679
Hurricane CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,606
LookingglassUmatilla National Forest4,859
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Mill Creek Watershed (OR)Umatilla National Forest7,820
Pine CreekMalheur National Forest5,462
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
W - T ThreeUmatilla National Forest1,705
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Walla Walla RiverUmatilla National Forest34,416
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
South Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver ParkBlack Hills National Forest5,010
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Utah (54)
AreaForestAcres
0401001Ashley National Forest11,705
0401005Ashley National Forest38,930
0401007Ashley National Forest16,483
0401030Ashley National Forest531
0401031Ashley National Forest7,110
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
418003Uinta National Forest10,912
418012Uinta National Forest25,758
418024Uinta National Forest51,699
418025Uinta National Forest32,698
418026Uinta National Forest14,038
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Boulger - Black CanyonManti-Lasal National Forest23,286
Bullion - DelanoFishlake National Forest14,917
Burch CreekWasatch-Cache National Forest6,938
Capital ReefDixie National Forest763
Casto BluffDixie National Forest87,466
Circleville MountainFishlake National Forest24,142
City CreekFishlake National Forest13,939
Fishlake MountainFishlake National Forest25,217
HancockDixie National Forest9,809
Hay LakesDixie National Forest22,144
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Hilgard MountainFishlake National Forest28,389
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Lone Peak ContiguousWasatch-Cache National Forest874
Lookout PeakFishlake National Forest9,195
Mahogany RangeWasatch-Cache National Forest11,409
Marysvale PeakFishlake National Forest22,624
Mt. AireWasatch-Cache National Forest9,681
Mt. Logan NorthWasatch-Cache National Forest18,930
Mt. Logan SouthWasatch-Cache National Forest17,014
Mt. NaomiWasatch-Cache National Forest41,922
Mt. OlympusWasatch-Cache National Forest9,982
Mt. ArvineFishlake National Forest6,054
Mt. Um Plateau - Mt TerrillFishlake National Forest17,490
MytogeFishlake National Forest8,286
NoblettsWasatch-Cache National Forest3,116
North FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest8,148
Raft RiverSawtooth National Forest23,969
SanpitchManti-Lasal National Forest29,129
Signal PeakFishlake National Forest30,889
Solomon BasinFishlake National Forest19,963
Stansbury MountainsWasatch-Cache National Forest39,696
Stump CreekCaribou National Forest355
Swan Creek MountainWasatch-Cache National Forest9,390
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Thousand Lake MountainFishlake National Forest27,267
Tushar MountainFishlake National Forest39,992
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
WellsvilleWasatch-Cache National Forest1,717
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Virginia (9)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Crawford MountainGeorge Washington National Forest9,892
Hunting Camp Little Wolf CreekJefferson National Forest8,953
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
Washington (19)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Black CanyonOkanogan National Forest9,681
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
ManastashWenatchee National Forest11,155
Mill Creek Watershed (WA)Umatilla National Forest16,747
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Mt. BonaparteOkanogan National Forest10,891
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
TiffanyOkanogan National Forest22,045
West Virginia (7)
AreaForestAcres
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
East Fork Of GreenbrierMonongahela National Forest7,167
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Wyoming (28)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Gannett Hills - Spring CreekBridger-Teton National Forest45,462
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Lake Alice - Commissary RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest166,707
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Little GooseBighorn National Forest25,558
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest24,658
PalisadesTarghee National Forest1,121
Pass CreekShoshone National Forest6,172
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
ReefShoshone National Forest16,817
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
Sleeping GiantShoshone National Forest5,176
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Teton Corridor TrailheadsBridger-Teton National Forest286
Walker PrairieBighorn National Forest62,434
West Slope TetonsTarghee National Forest47,448
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.