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PLANTS

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Dandelion, In flower
Dandelion, In fruit
Dandelion, Flower buds
15 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 15 cm. Introduced to Québec. Grows near water.

There are 1,471 observations of Dandelion in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal260
  2. Montérégie230
  3. Estrie166
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent111
  5. Côte-Nord110
  6. Capitale-Nationale99
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine73
  8. Outaouais69
  9. Laurentides62
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue62
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches47
  12. Centre-du-Québec40
  13. Lanaudière39
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean36
  15. Laval26
  16. Mauricie26
  17. Nord-du-Québec15

Habitat

Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

Rock dandelionTaraxacum erythrospermum
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Field sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Common dandelionTaraxacum ceratophorum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
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Common sowthistleSonchus oleraceus
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noonTragopogon pratensis
Yellow salsifyTragopogon dubius
Prickly sow thistleSonchus asper
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Old-man-in-the-springSenecio vulgaris
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