Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May
Plant Type
Perennial, Edible, Wildflower
Lifespan
Perennial Zones 3-10
Plant Height
0.2-0.6 ft / 6-18 cm
Flower
Bright yellow ray flowers with toothed tips, appear throughout the year on second-year plants.
Fruit
Fluffy round seeds heads are dispersed by wind.
This ubiquitous yellow flower seems to spring up overnight to create a cheerful floral display followed by billowy seed heads floating on long stalks above the ground.
Bees
Pollinators
May cause dermatitis on contact.
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus
Taraxacum
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