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Taraxacum officinale agg.

dandelion

Other common names
blowball
cankerwort
see morefairy clock
heart-fever grass
Irish daisy
lion's teeth
milk gowan
pee in the bed
pissabed
priest's crown
swine's snout
cankerweed
horse gowan
yellow gowan
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Botanical details
Family
Asteraceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Taraxacum

Genus description

Taraxacum are a large genus of herbaceous perennial plants native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Leaves are around 5 to 25cm long and the yellow to orange flower heads open during the day and close at night.

Name status

Correct

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