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Taraxacum erythrospermum
Also called Red Seed Dandelion, Red Seeded Dandelion, Lesser Dandelion, Smooth Dandelion
Rock dandelion is a perennial wild dandelion relative native to Europe, North Africa and Asia, now found across much of North America. It is grown and tolerated much like the common dandelion, thriving in open, sunny spots with ordinary garden conditions.
Taraxacum erythrospermum, known by the common name red-seeded dandelion, is a species of dandelion introduced to much of North America, but most commonly found in the north. It is often considered as a variety of Taraxacum laevigatum (i.e., Taraxacum laevigatum var. erythrospermum). In many characteristics, it is similar to the common dandelion, Taraxacum officinale.
Species native to Europe, Northern Africa and Asia. Introduced to a sizeable portion of North America, but also to Southern America (Argentina), Iceland, Great Britain and the Korean Peninsula.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Taraxacum erythrospermum 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.
