Taraxacum officinale

Taraxacum officinale G. H. Weber ex Wigg. Engl.: common dandelion, dandelion, lion's tooth. Deu.: Löwenzahn, Kuhblume, Pusteblume. Suom.: voikukka. Sven.: maskros. Fran.: pissenlit officinal, dandelion officinal, dent-de-lion, dent-de-lion commune, florion d'or, pissenlit, pissenlit dent-de-lion, pissenlit vulgaire. Ital.: tarassaco. Bot. syn.: Leontodon latiloba (DC.) Britt., Leontodon taraxacum L., Taraxacum dens-leonis Desf., Taraxacum latilobum DC., Taraxacum palustre (Lyons) Symons var. vulgare (Lam.) Fern., Taraxacum vulgare Lam.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 18.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 18. A field of fluffballs. Tammisaari, Finland. Wild. 2005-06-12.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 19.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 19. A field of fluffballs. Tammisaari, Finland. Wild. 2005-06-12.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 20.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 20. A field of fluffballs. The dandelions really were out in force in 2005. Tammisaari, Finland. Wild. 2005-06-12.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 17.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 17. Fluffball. Gothenburg, Sweden. Wild. 2005-06-09.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 15.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 15. Flowering plant. Lammassaari, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2005-05-26.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 16.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 16. Flowering plant. Lammassaari, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2005-05-26.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 14.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 14. Flowering plant. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2005-05-19.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 13.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 13. Small flowering plant on gravel. Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2003-05-27.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 10.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 10. Dandelion flowering in a crack between cobbles. Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2003-05-25.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 8.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 8. Plant in seed. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2002-06-01.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 9.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 9. Fluffballs. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2002-06-01.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 7.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 7. Flower from beneath. Compare to Taraxacum japonicum - strange, eh? Kyoto bot.g, Japan. Wild. 2001-05-10.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 4.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 4. Dandelion meadow; this isn't planted, either, it's just a weed. Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2000-05-01.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 5.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 5. Dandelion meadow again. Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2000-05-01.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 6.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 6. Flowering plant. Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2000-05-01.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 3.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 3. Characteristic fluffball. Imatra, Finland. Wild. 1997-08-01.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 2.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 2. Flowering plant. Liljendal, Finland. Wild. 1996-06-01.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale. A field of yellow; no, this is not planted, it's a weed in a meadow. Liljendal, Finland. Wild. 1996-06-01.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 1.

Photo: Taraxacum officinale 1. Flowers. Liljendal, Finland. Wild. 1996-06-01.