Taraxacum californicum

Species of flowering plant

Taraxacum californicum

Conservation status

Endangered (ESA)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Asterales
Family:  | Asteraceae
Genus:  | Taraxacum
Species:  |

T. californicum

Binomial name
Taraxacum californicum

Munz & I. M. Johnst.

Taraxacum californicum, also known as the California dandelion,[1] is an endangered species of dandelion endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains of California. It grows in mountain meadows.[2]

Taraxacum californicum is a small perennial wildflower which resembles its close relative, the widespread weed known as the common dandelion (T. officinale). T. californicum has green, red-veined, lobed or toothed leaves and yellow flower heads yielding brown and white fruits.

There are fewer than 20 occurrences known of the plant, and several occurrences include just a few individuals.[3] The plant can hybridize with the common dandelion, causing genetic pollution.[3]

## References

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1. ^ NRCS. "Taraxacum californicum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 December 2015.
2. ^ California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Profile
3. ^ a b The Nature Conservancy[permanent dead link]

## External links

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* Jepson Manual Treatment - Taraxacum californicum
* Taraxacum californicum \- Photo gallery

Taxon identifiers

Taraxacum californicum|

* Wikidata: Q7685607
* Wikispecies: Taraxacum californicum
* Calflora: 7921
* CoL: 7BKN2
* CNPS: 1512
* ECOS: 7421
* EoL: 468411
* FNA: 250067701
* GBIF: 5394436
* GRIN: 416420
* iNaturalist: 79315
* IPNI: 249510-2
* IRMNG: 10589239
* ISC: 122481
* ITIS: 36203
* NatureServe: 2.134157
* Open Tree of Life: 3896357
* Plant List: gcc-1618
* PLANTS: TACA5
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:249510-2
* Tropicos: 2711181
* WFO: wfo-0000059085
* WoRMS: 1083178

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