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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.

Common Names

GermanGewöhnlicher Löwenzahn
EnglishCommon Dandelion
FrenchDent-de-lion commun
SpanishEl Diente de León

Taxonomy

OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
SpeciesTaraxacum officinale

How to Identify

Yellow flower with many petals. The toothed leaves leaving from the root around one to ten unbranched stems.

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) - Champ des Possibles - 2020-05-08
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) - Parc Bernard-Landry - 2019-05-25

Where and When to Spot

Flowers spring, summer and autumn on meadows in all parks on Montreal Island.

SpringSummerFallWinter
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 - - -

Where and when a species has been observed, identified, and recorded.


Last updated on 2024-03-14. Written and regularly updated by Karl-Heinz Müller, Dipl. Natw. ETH, Biology. With 10 years of experience in wildlife photography, Karl-Heinz shares first-hand, on-site collected observations, photos and videos from his frequent visits to parks in the Montreal area.