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Taraxacum clavatifrons

Taraxacum clavatifrons is a perennial dandelion species native to France, a member of the wild dandelion group in the daisy family. Like other dandelions, it grows from a deep taproot in a rosette of leaves and is best left undisturbed in a sunny, well-drained spot.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water during dry spells, letting the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Ordinary garden soil, well drained
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; tolerates cold winters
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
France
Climate
temperate

About

Taraxacum clavatifrons is a perennial species of dandelion. The species is native to France and grows primarily in temperate biomes. It was first formally described in 1998 by Carl Eric Sonck in Annales Botanici Fennici.

Other Taraxacum plants

Hampshire Dandelion · Japanese dandelion · Taraxacum algarbiense · Taraxacum angustisectum · Taraxacum aphrogenes · Arctic Dandelion · Taraxacum atrans · Taraxacum azzizii · Taraxacum balticum · Double Horn Dandelion · Taraxacum brachyceras · Purple Bracted Dandelion

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Taraxacum clavatifrons by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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.

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