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Taraxacum erythrospermum

Andrz. ex Besser (1821)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Taraxacum

Description

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Leaves: Margins lacerate or runcinate (sharply pinnatifid segments directed downward).

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

O'ahu Potentially naturalizing

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Enum. Pl. Volh.: 75 (1821)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:361 (O? [single spm., Mānoa Valley, 1981, perhaps nat.], DESCR [as T. laevigatum]); Kral et al. 2011:21 (Syn. T. laevigatum = T. erythrospermum)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Taraxacum erythrospermum Honolulu; 2900 block Woodlawn Drive Weed in parking strip. Preserved_Specimen Achenes red, pappus pure white. St.John, H. 26967 Oahu BISH 1981-01-11
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