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horned dandelion
Taraxacum ceratophorum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
common dandelionTaraxacum officinale
Taraxacum cordilleranum
Pale agoserisAgoseris glauca
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Holmen's dandelionTaraxacum holmenianum
Taraxacum stevenii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,374 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 1,825 |
| Yukon | 204 |
| Quebec | 185 |
| British Columbia | 182 |
| Alaska | 125 |
| Russia | 123 |
| Ontario | 95 |
| Colorado | 60 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 60 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales |
| Family | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae |
| Genus | dandelions · Taraxacum |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise horned dandelion with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.