Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
A common plant, flowering spring, summer and autumn, growing in meadows in parks around Montreal. Characteristic for this plant are the toothed leaves and the form of the fruit after flowering. Native to Europe and Asia, the species has been introduced to North America.
Last changed on 2024-12-16
Common Names
- Common Dandelion 🇨🇦
- Dent-de-lion commun 🇫🇷
- Gewöhnlicher Löwenzahn 🇩🇪
- El Diente de León 🇲🇽
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Characteristics & Identification
How to Identify
Yellow flower with many petals. The toothed leaves leaving from the root around one to ten unbranched stems.
Where and When to Spot
Flowers spring, summer and autumn on meadows in all parks on Montreal Island.
Taxonomy
- Order: Asterales
- Family: Asteraceae
- Species: Taraxacum officinale
Morphology
Flowers
- Color: yellow
- Shape: capitulum
- Inflorescence: capitulum
Leaves
- Arrangement: basal
- Petiole: sessile
- Shape: oblanceolate
- Margin: dentate
- Venation: pinnate
Observations by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvédère Outremont | x | - | - | - |
| Champ des Possibles | x | - | - | - |
| Jardin Botanique de Montréal | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Angrignon | x | x | - | - |
| Parc Bernard-Landry | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Michel-Chartrand | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies | x | - | - | - |
"-" indicates no observation. It may not necessarily mean though that the species is absent from the park during that season.