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Scientific Name
Taraxacum officinale
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
Park
Antietam National Battlefield (ANTI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
dandelion
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Taraxacum |
| Species | Taraxacum officinale |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Engelhardt, 2005
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Engelhardt, 2005
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment:
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
From Engelhardt, 2005 data. Abundance reflects # of times a species occurred in 78 sampling plots: 1-25%=Rare; 26-50%=Uncommon; 51-75%=Common; 76-100%=Abundant; Data Source: Engelhardt, 2005
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
4/27/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Engelhardt, 2005: Found 26 times in 78 inventoried plots./, Park Species Data Source: Langdon, 1986-Entire Park; ;Engelhardt, 2005-Entire Park; MD Heritage, 1997-Snavely Ford Woods;
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