Taraxacum officinale
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Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale- Moss, Flora of Alberta – Common
- Global Invasive Species Database – No
- NatureServe Rank – Not yet assessed
- Haber, Upland – No
- Haber, Wetland – No
- CWF, Status & Invasive Range – No
- Alberta Revegetation Guidelines – No
- The Nature Conservancy – No
- CBCN – No
- AB Weed – No
Remarks
Sometimes a major component of heavily grazed native pasture, in association with Poa pratensis (seem familiar?), where the association appears to be an alternative climax condition.
Edible: originally introduced as a garden plant and grown commercially in some countries. All parts of the plant are used in various ways too numerous to list here. See our Dandelion poster [1], and our Dandelion recipes [2].
References
Szczawinski & Turner, Edible Garden Weeds of Canada, ISBN 0-88902-752-8