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Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

To NHMUK collection (Leontodon taraxacum L.; Original material; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4703361)
To NHMUK collection (Leontodon taraxacum L.; Original material; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4703361)

993752  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:993752)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Asteranae (Superorder)
  9. Asterales (Order)
  10. Compositae (Family)
  11. Cichorioideae (Subfamily)
  12. Cichorieae (Tribe)
  13. Crepidinae (Subtribe)
  14. Taraxacum (Genus)
  15. Taraxacum officinale (Species)
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  1. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell.
  2. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. officinale F.H.Wigg.
  3. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. officinale
  4. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. parvula Hook.f.
  5. Forma Taraxacum officinale f. gibbiferum Brenner accepted as Taraxacum gibbiferum (Brenner) Brenner
  6. Forma Taraxacum officinale f. officinale accepted as Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg. accepted as Taraxacum campylodes G.E.Haglund
  7. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. alpestre Schinz & Thell. accepted as Taraxacum fontanum Hand.-Mazz.
  8. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. aquilonare (Hand.-Mazz.) Schinz & Thell. accepted as Taraxacum aquilonare Hand.-Mazz.
  9. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. cucullatum (Dahlst.) P.Fourn. accepted as Taraxacum cucullatum Dahlst.
  10. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. dissectum (Ledeb.) Schinz & Thell. accepted as Taraxacum dissectum (Ledeb.) Ledeb.
  11. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. fontanum (Hand.-Mazz.) Schinz & Thell. accepted as Taraxacum fontanum Hand.-Mazz.
  12. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. handelii (Murr) Hegi accepted as Taraxacum handelii Murr
  13. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. laceratum Brenner accepted as Taraxacum laceratum (Brenner) Brenner
  14. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. leucospermum (Jord.) P.Fourn. accepted as Taraxacum leucospermum Jord.
  15. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. nigricans (Kit.) Hegi accepted as Taraxacum nigricans (Kit.) Rchb.
  16. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. obliquum (Fr.) Fr. accepted as Taraxacum obliquum (Fr.) Dahlst.
  17. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. obovatum (Willd.) P.Fourn. accepted as Taraxacum obovatum (Willd.) DC.
  18. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. opacum Dahlst. accepted as Taraxacum opacum (Dahlst.) Dahlst.
  19. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. pacheri (Sch.Bip.) Schinz & Thell. accepted as Taraxacum pacheri Sch.Bip.
  20. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. paludosum (Scop.) Schinz & R.Keller accepted as Taraxacum paludosum (Scop.) Crépin
  21. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. palustre (Lyons) Hartm. accepted as Taraxacum palustre (Lyons) Symons
  22. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. patens Dahlst. accepted as Taraxacum patens (Dahlst.) Dahlst.
  23. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. patulum Brenner accepted as Taraxacum tenebricans (Dahlst.) H.Lindb.
  24. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. pyrenaicum (Reuter) P.Fourn. accepted as Taraxacum pyrenaicum Reut.
  25. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. reichenbachii (Huter) Hegi accepted as Taraxacum reichenbachii (Huter) Dahlst.
  26. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. schroeterianum (Hand.-Mazz.) Schinz & Thell. accepted as Taraxacum schroeterianum Hand.-Mazz.
  27. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. tenebricans Dahlst. accepted as Taraxacum tenebricans (Dahlst.) H.Lindb.
  28. Subvariety Taraxacum officinale subvar. dissectissimum Koidz. accepted as Taraxacum yuparense H.Koidz.
  29. Subvariety Taraxacum officinale subvar. officinale accepted as Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg. accepted as Taraxacum campylodes G.E.Haglund
  30. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. albiflorum Makino accepted as Taraxacum albidum Dahlst.
  31. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. depressum Baratte accepted as Taraxacum megalorrhizon (Forssk.) Hand.-Mazz.
  32. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. erythrospermum (Andrz.) Bab. accepted as Taraxacum erythrospermum Andrz. ex Besser
  33. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. glabratus Kirk accepted as Taraxacum campylodes G.E.Haglund
  34. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. laevigatum (Willd.) Bouvier accepted as Taraxacum erythrospermum Andrz. ex Besser
  35. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. lapponicum Kihlm. accepted as Taraxacum croceum Dahlst.
  36. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. obovatum (Willd.) Batt. accepted as Taraxacum obovatum (Willd.) DC.
  37. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. palustre (Lyons) Blytt accepted as Taraxacum officinale subsp. officinale F.H.Wigg.
  38. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. pygmaea Hook.f. accepted as Taraxacum campylodes G.E.Haglund
  39. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. scopulorum A.Gray accepted as Taraxacum scopulorum (A.Gray) Rydb.
  40. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. gymnanthum (Link) Cout. (uncertain > unassessed)
  41. Subspecies Taraxacum officinale subsp. vulgare (Benth.) Schinz & R.Keller (uncertain > unassessed)
  42. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. alpinum Porter (uncertain > unassessed)
  43. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. alpinum Koch (uncertain > unassessed)
  44. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. alpinum Koch (uncertain > unassessed)
  45. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. glaucescens Koch (uncertain > unassessed)
  46. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. kalbfussi Sch.Bip. (uncertain > unassessed)
  47. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. lividum Koch ex A.Gray (uncertain > unassessed)
  48. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. officinale (uncertain > unassessed)
  49. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. paludosum F.W.Schultz (uncertain > unassessed)
  50. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. palustre Blytt (uncertain > unassessed)
  51. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. palustre Benth. (uncertain > unassessed)
  52. Variety Taraxacum officinale var. scopulorum A.Gray (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(1780). Wiggers, F. H. 1780: Primitiae Florae Holsaticae.
page(s): 56 [details] 
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:5C3BF5FC-F4D2-4D40-A307-0375770EB0E8  
LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:5C3BF5FC-F4D2-4D40-A307-0375770EB0E8 [details]

Taxonomic remark Replacement name for Leontodon taraxacum L.  
Taxonomic remark Replacement name for Leontodon taraxacum L. [details]
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database. Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=993752 on 2025-06-23
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original description (1780). Wiggers, F. H. 1780: Primitiae Florae Holsaticae.
page(s): 56 [details] 

context source (Introduced species) Frenot, Y.; Chown, S. L.; Whinam, J.; Selkirk, P. M.; Convey, P.; Skotnicki, M.; Bergstrom, D. M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. <em>Biological Reviews.</em> 80(1): 45-72., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1464793104006542 [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (RAS) Frenot, Y.; Chown, S. L.; Whinam, J.; Selkirk, P. M.; Convey, P.; Skotnicki, M.; Bergstrom, D. M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. <em>Biological Reviews.</em> 80(1): 45-72., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1464793104006542 [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (Bermuda) Britton, N. L. (1918). Flora of Bermuda. 585 p [details] 

basis of record The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). , available online at https://www.ipni.org [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Contributed data: Authors Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
(L.) W. W. Weber ex F. H. Wigg [Pacific - Nuie Checklist Brider]
(L.) Weber [Queensland Census]
F. H. Wigg. [Cichorieae Portal]
F. H. Wigg. [Naturalised Australian Asteraceae]
F.H. Wigg. [Flora of the West Indies]
F.H. Wigg. [MesoAmericana]
F.H. Wigg. [Preliminary Checklist of North American Compositae]
F.H. Wigg. [Tropicos]
F.H.Wigg. [Electronic Flora of South Australia]
F.H.Wigg. [IPNI]
F.H.Wigg. [New Zealand Plant Name Database]
F.H.Wigg. [Vascular Plants of Russia]
F.H.Wigg. [Western Australia Census]
G. Weber ex F.H. Wigg. [Flora del Conosur]
G.Weber [Paramo Checklist]
L. [Flora of China Project]
L. [MesoAmericana]
L. [Tropicos]
W. W. Weber ex F. H. Wigg. [Pacific - Cook Islands Checklist]
W. W. Weber ex F. H. Wigg. [Pacific - Easter Island Checklist]
W. W. Weber ex F. H. Wigg. [Pacific - Hawaii]
W. W. Weber ex F. H. Wigg. [Pacific - Pitcairn Islands Checklist]
Webb [Bonin Islands Flora]
Webber ex F.H.Wigg. [Northern Territory Checklist]
Weber [African Plant Database]
Weber [Flora of Korea]
Weber [Flora of Taiwan]
Weber [New South Wales Flora Online]
Weber [SANBI]
Weber ex F.H. Wigg. [Colombia Checklist]
Weber ex F.H. Wigg. [CONABIO]
Weber ex F.H. Wigg. [Panama Checklist]
Weber ex F.H.Wigg. [Flora of Tasmania Online]
Weber ex F.H.Wigg. [Northern Territory Checklist]
Weber ex Wiggers [Flora Malesiana]
Wigg. [Vietnam Flora]
Wiggers [Pacific - Fiji Flora]
Wiggers [Pacific - Nuie Whistler] [details]

Contributed data: Basionym Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Taraxacum officinale [New Zealand Plant Name Database] [details]

Contributed data: Full Name Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Taraxacum officinale [Flora of Japan]
Taraxacum officinale [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Taraxacum officinale   [Australian Capital Territory Census]
Taraxacum officinale (L.) W. W. Weber ex F. H. Wigg [Pacific - Nuie Checklist Brider]
Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber [Queensland Census]
Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. [Cichorieae Portal]
Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. [Naturalised Australian Asteraceae]
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. [Flora of the West Indies]
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. [MesoAmericana]
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. [Preliminary Checklist of North American Compositae]
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. [Tropicos]
Taraxacum officinale F.H.Wigg. [Electronic Flora of South Australia]
Taraxacum officinale F.H.Wigg. [IPNI]
Taraxacum officinale F.H.Wigg. [New Zealand Plant Name Database]
Taraxacum officinale F.H.Wigg. [Vascular Plants of Russia]
Taraxacum officinale F.H.Wigg. [Western Australia Census]
Taraxacum officinale G. Weber ex F.H. Wigg. [Flora del Conosur]
Taraxacum officinale G.Weber [Paramo Checklist]
Taraxacum officinale L. [Flora of China Project]
Taraxacum officinale L. [MesoAmericana]
Taraxacum officinale L. [Tropicos]
Taraxacum officinale W. W. Weber ex F. H. Wigg. [Pacific - Cook Islands Checklist]
Taraxacum officinale W. W. Weber ex F. H. Wigg. [Pacific - Easter Island Checklist]
Taraxacum officinale W. W. Weber ex F. H. Wigg. [Pacific - Hawaii]
Taraxacum officinale W. W. Weber ex F. H. Wigg. [Pacific - Pitcairn Islands Checklist]
Taraxacum officinale Webb [Bonin Islands Flora]
Taraxacum officinale Webber ex F.H.Wigg. [Northern Territory Checklist]
Taraxacum officinale Weber [African Plant Database]
Taraxacum officinale Weber [Flora of Korea]
Taraxacum officinale Weber [Flora of Taiwan]
Taraxacum officinale Weber [New South Wales Flora Online]
Taraxacum officinale Weber [SANBI]
Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F.H. Wigg. [Colombia Checklist]
Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F.H. Wigg. [CONABIO]
Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F.H. Wigg. [Panama Checklist]
Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F.H.Wigg. [Flora of Tasmania Online]
Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F.H.Wigg. [Northern Territory Checklist]
Taraxacum officinale Weber ex Wiggers [Flora Malesiana]
Taraxacum officinale Wigg. [Vietnam Flora]
Taraxacum officinale Wiggers [Pacific - Fiji Flora]
Taraxacum officinale Wiggers [Pacific - Nuie Whistler] [details]

Contributed data: Published Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Prim. FI. Holsat. 56. 1780. [Pacific - Fiji Flora]
Prim. Fl. Holsat. [Flora Malesiana]
Prim. Fl. Holsat. [IPNI]
Prim. Fl. Holsat. : 56 (1780) [Vascular Plants of Russia]
Prim. Fl. Holsat. 56 [Flora of Tasmania Online]
Prim. Fl. Holsat. 56 [Flora of the West Indies]
Prim. Fl. Holsat. 56 [MesoAmericana]
Prim. Fl. Holsat. 56 (1780) [Flora del Conosur]
Prim. Fl. Holsat. 56 (1780) [Naturalised Australian Asteraceae]
Prim. Fl. Holsat.: 56. 1780 [Cichorieae Portal]
Prim.Fl.Holsat. 56 (1780) [Western Australia Census]
Primitiae Florae Holsaticae [IPNI]
Primitiae Florae Holsaticae [Tropicos] [details]

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:5C3BF5FC-F4D2-4D40-A307-0375770EB0E8 [details]

Specimen Mexico: Chiapas: , 15 Nov 1986, Alush Méndez Ton & María Concepcion Mtz. de López 9879 (MO). Guatemala: Quiche: Nebaj , 7 Jul 1964, Elias Contreras 5244 (MO). Honduras: Comayagua: La Libertad 800 m, 10 Mar 1984, Zoila Caballero 121 (MO). El Salvador: La Libertad: Boqueron 1870 - 1887 m, 5 Nov 1997, M. Renderos & al. MR-00330 (MO). Costa Rica: Puntarenas: Cordillera de Tilarán 1400 m, 5 January 1991, William Haber 10424 (CR). Panama: Chiriqui: Potrero Muleto 9600 f, 6 May 1978, Barry Hammel 2890 (MO). [details]

Specimen Mexico: Hidalgo: 1850 m, 19 MAY 1976, Flores, D. 222 (MO, UMO 168951). Costa Rica: San Jose: 1200 m, 19 Sept 1997, Alex Rodriguez 2510 (MO). Panama: Chiriqui: , 6 August 1972, W.G. & J.J. D'Arcy 6459 (MO). [details]

Taxonomic remark Replacement name for Leontodon taraxacum L. [details]
LanguageName 
English dandelion  [details]
Maori ToheteaTohetakeTohetakaTawao  [details]
To Barcode of Life (67 barcodes) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Taraxacum officinale) 
To NHMUK collection (Leontodon taraxacum L.; Original material; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4703361) (from synonym Leontodon taraxacum L.)
From editor or global species database
To NHMUK collection (Leontodon taraxacum L.; Original material; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4703361)
To NHMUK collection (Leontodon taraxacum L.; Original material; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4703361)
Hosted externally, from synonym
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