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Asteraceae

Horned dandelion

Taraxacum ceratophorum (Ledeb.) DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Taraxacum

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Horned dandelion: horned dandelion, Taraxacum ceratophorum, California, White Mountains, Sheep Mountain, White Mountain Road, Fishlake Valley drainage, elevation 3607 m (11835 ft
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
طرخشقون مثلث الفلقات
English
Horned dandelion, Rough dandelion

Synonyms

  • Leontodon ceratophorus Ledeb.
  • Leontodon dumetorum Rydb.
  • Leontodon eriophorum Rydb.
  • Taraxacum aleuticum Tatew. & Kitam.
  • Taraxacum ambigens var. fultius Fernald
  • Taraxacum atkaense Tatew. & Kitam.
  • Taraxacum ceratophorum subsp. ceratophorum
  • Taraxacum ceratophorum var. ceratophorum
  • Taraxacum frigicolum var. frigicolum
  • Taraxacum livens H.Koidz.
  • Taraxacum stevenii var. sinuatum DC.
  • Taraxacum trigonolobum Dahlst.
  • Taraxacum vulgare var. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Trautv.
  • Taraxacum yesoalpinum Nakai ex Koidz.
  • Taraxacum yezoalpinum Nakai ex H.Koidz.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.