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Taraxacum sect. Palustria (H. Lindb.) Dahlst.

dandelions (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Comprising:
  • Taraxacum amarellum Kirschner & Štĕpánek
  • Taraxacum anglicum Dahlst.
  • Taraxacum ciliare Soest
  • Taraxacum palustre (Lyons) Symons
  • Taraxacum webbii A. J. Richards

Taraxacum sect. Palustria is distinctive in that the outermost phyllaries are not recurved, as they are in our other dandelions.

Cefn Cribwr (VC41: Glamorgan); 2016-05-08

 dandelions / Taraxacum sect. Palustria: _Taraxacum_ sect. _Palustria_ is distinctive in that the outermost phyllaries are not recurved, as they are in our other dandelions.

The leaves of Taraxacum palustre are hardly toothed, in contrast to most other dandelions.

Cefn Cribwr (VC41: Glamorgan); 2016-05-08

 dandelions / Taraxacum sect. Palustria: The leaves of _Taraxacum palustre_ are hardly toothed, in contrast to most other dandelions.

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