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Taraxacum officinale Weber agg.

Flora Europaea the Linnean original specimen perennial, GH, 2n=24, triploid mesic to mesohygrophyle, from the forest-steppe to boreal belt, mostly as a ruderal but also as a natural species in mesic grasslands Palearctic Arction, Lolio-Plantaginion, Molinio-Arrhenatheretea R87, R38 habitats         The most common Taraxacum in Europe and one of the most beautiful ruderals of the spring. Very variable form of the leaves. Floresti, Cluj county, 6th of September 2009. dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com