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Taraxacum ceratophorum
Also called Rough dandelion, Horn Bearing Dandelion, Northern Dandelion, Common Dandelion, Woolbearing Dandelion
Taraxacum ceratophorum, also known as the horned dandelion, is a species of flowering plant within the genus Taraxacum and family Asteraceae. This alpine species has a preference for mountainous habitat, where it can be found growing at elevations up to 3000 meters above sea level. It is native to a large portion of the Northern Hemisphere, inhabiting various countries within Asia, Europe and North America.
Taraxacum ceratophorum has an extensive distribution, being present throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere within temperate Asia, Europe and North America. In Asia, the species can be found within the countries of Russia, Japan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. In Europe the species is present in Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Great Britain and European Russia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Taraxacum ceratophorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
