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Taraxacum scopulorum

(Gray) Rydb.

Alpine Dandelion

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.960963
Element CodePDAST931P0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusTaraxacum
Other Common Names
Pissenlit de montagne (FR)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 19, 2006) here narrows the concept of Taraxacum scopulorum (= T. lyratum) by restricting T. scopulorum to North America and placing T. kamtschaticum and T. sibiricum in T. alaskanum. Kartesz (1994 and 1999) include T. scopulorum, T. kamtschaticum, and T. sibiricum in T. lyratum. Kartesz (1999) also places T. alaskanum in T. phymatocarpum along with T. hyparcticum which FNA recognizes as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
NunavutS3Yes
AlbertaS1Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
0401014Ashley National Forest26,903
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J. T., and C. Meacham. 1999. Unpublished review draft of Floristic Synthesis, 1 Feb 1999. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.