Dandelions - Taraxacum spp.

Pentax K20D • ¹⁄₁₆₀₀ sec • ƒ / 2,8 • 150 mm • 100 •  smc PENTAX-D FA 100mm F2.8 MACRO Vestvågøya, Nordland, Norway Dandelions - Taraxacum spp. Usually glabrous perennials. Like hawkweeds, they are apomicts and pose the same problems of identification. There are currently 232 species recognised in the British Islands; as with the hawkweeds, no attempt is made to deal withe these here. Stems Leafless flowering stem arises from basal leaf rosette. Leaves All in basal rosette. Flowering Heads Solitary; involucral bracts in 2 different rows; receptacle bracts absent. Fruits Pappus in several rows of simple white hairs (the dandelion ‘clock’). Habitat Native species occur in chalk grassland, fens, flushes, steam sides, sand-dunes, cliffs. Most introduced species are abundant plants of disturbed ground such as roadsides, pastures, gardens, waste ground. Distribution More than 40 species are endemic, 100-plus are probably introduced, and the remainder are native. Throughout British Island. Flowers March-October Source: Collins Flower Guide, David Streeter, HarperCollins Publishers, London 2009 pg 492/493 uuid="3837E2BE-EE41-471F-B856-780B275A1CA5" id="Norway lilleulven.com 20140705_103332_NO_Nordland__Dandelion_www.LilleUlven.com.dng Plant Macro Lilleulven.com"

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