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Broad-leaved Dandelion - Taraxacum latissimum

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Broad-leaved Dandelion Broad-leaved Dandelion - Taraxacum latissimum dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 20 Dec 2022, 5:02 p.m. 19 Apr 2022, 1:34 p.m.
Broad-leaved Dandelion Broad-leaved Dandelion - Taraxacum latissimum dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 20 Dec 2022, 5:02 p.m. 19 Apr 2022, 1:35 p.m.
Broad-leaved Dandelion Broad-leaved Dandelion - Taraxacum latissimum dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 20 Dec 2022, 5:02 p.m. 19 Apr 2022, 1:35 p.m.
Broad-leaved Dandelion Broad-leaved Dandelion - Taraxacum latissimum dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 20 Dec 2022, 5:02 p.m. 19 Apr 2022, 1:36 p.m.
Broad-leaved Dandelion Broad-leaved Dandelion - Taraxacum latissimum dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 20 Dec 2022, 5:02 p.m. 19 Apr 2022, 1:36 p.m.
Broad-leaved Dandelion Broad-leaved Dandelion - Taraxacum latissimum dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 20 Dec 2022, 5:02 p.m. 19 Apr 2022, 1:36 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and locally frequent in England and Wales, becoming rare in Scotland and Ireland. Habitat includes: gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, grassland, hedge-banks, scrub etc.

Quite distinctive. Possibly T. pallidipes but shows similarities to T. intumescens (red-tipped ligules), T. ochrochlorum and T. latissimum

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