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.
| 🇫🇷 | Dent-de-lion commun |
| 🇩🇪 | Gewöhnlicher Löwenzahn |
| 🇲🇽 | El Diente de León |
Taxonomy
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
How to Identify
Yellow flower with many petals. The toothed leaves leaving from the root around one to ten unbranched stems.
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| Flowers | |
| Color | yellow |
| Shape | capitulum |
| Inflorescence | capitulum |
| Leaves | |
| Arrangement | basal |
| Petiole | sessile |
| Shape | oblanceolate |
| Margin | dentate |
| Venation | pinnate |
Learn more about morphological characteristics of flowers here.
Where and When to Spot
Flowers spring, summer and autumn on meadows in all parks on Montreal Island.
Flowering Records 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 | - | - | - |
"x" indicates that the species was observed flowering, while "-" indicates no observation. The absence of observation doesn't necessarily imply that the species was not flowering. Data is derived from our park visit journals.