Taraxacum sp.
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Alexandra Park, Harare
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Hillside Park, Harare
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Arundel School Road, Harare
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Near People's Building, Mzuzu
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Near People's Building, Mzuzu
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Near People's Building, Mzuzu
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Near People's Building, Mzuzu
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Near People's Building, Mzuzu
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| Synonyms: |
Taraxacum officinale sensu auct. |
| Common names: | Dandelion (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Scapes 1-40 cm, stout. Basal leaves: lamina 5-11 × 1.5-3.5 cm, oblanceolate in outline, dentate to runcinate-pinnatifid, glabrous or ± pubescent. Capitula solitary, terminal. Involucre up to c.15 × 9 mm. Phyllaries: inner up to 14 mm, linear-lanceolate with a scarious margin; outer shorter. Corolla yellow. Achenes 2.5-3 mm, pale to dark brown, oblanceolate in outline, 10-14-ribbed, antrorsely muricate or echinate above with an apical beak, 4-7 mm. Pappus setae 4-6 mm. |
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| Notes: | The genus is here treated as one variable aggregate species. However, many hundreds of microspecies, which mostly arise from the apomictic method of reproduction, have been described. It is not known which of these occur in Burundi. |
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| Habitat: | Lawns, playing fields and on roadsides, preferring areas which are watered during during drier periods. |
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| Flowering time: | Sep - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native of the northern hemisphere but also occurring in Australia, and South America. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 34. As Taraxacum officinale Lawalree, A., Dethier, D. & Gilissen, E. (1986). Compositae (Premiere partie: sous-famille CICHORIOIDEAE) Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique Page 10. as Taraxacum officinale Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 28. as Taraxacum officinale sensu lato Maquet, P. & Lawalree, A. (1985). Asteraceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Pages 684 - 686. as Taraxacum officinale (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 72. as Taraxacum officinale Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 212 - 214. (Includes a picture). |
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