{"id":801,"date":"2014-09-12T13:33:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T13:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/?page_id=801"},"modified":"2014-11-14T18:17:03","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T18:17:03","slug":"dandelion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/dandelion\/","title":{"rendered":"Dandelion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dandelion <em>(Taraxacum officinale)<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/taraxacum_officinale.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239\" style=\"display:block; float:left; padding-right:2%; overflow:hidden; min-width:40%; max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/taraxacum_officinale.jpg\" alt=\"Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/flower.gif\" alt=\"flower\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/meadow.gif\" alt=\"meadow\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bloom time:<\/strong> April &#8211; June<\/p>\n<p>  <strong>Additional photos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left:5%; overflow:hidden;\">\n<li> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/taraxacum_officinale_1238635219.jpg\">Taraxacum officinale before mid bloom<\/a><br \/>credit: Madonna Bishop<\/li>\n<li> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/taraxacum_officinale_1238635184.jpg\">Taraxacum officinale mid bloom<\/a><br \/>credit: Rowena Hopkins<\/li>\n<li> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/taraxacum_officinale_1238635283.jpg\">Taraxacum officinale leaf<\/a><br \/>credit: Rowena Hopkins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>General<\/strong>: Common plant, 5-40 cm tall, introduced to Canada from Europe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leaves &amp; Twigs: <\/strong>Deeply toothed leaves grow from the base of the plant, appearing before the flowers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flowers &amp; Fruits: <\/strong>  <\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left:5%; overflow:hidden;\">\n<li>Flower heads are yellow and the flower stem is hollow and leafless.<\/li>\n<li>After full bloom, white, fluffy, round balls of seeds appear. The parachuted seeds are blown away by the wind.<\/li>\n<li>Main flowering is in spring, but scattered blooms continue all summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Habitat: <\/strong>Dandelions grow almost anywhere, but are common in cultivated areas and wastelands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PlantWatch Pointers: <\/strong>Make sure your patch is not mowed until your bloom observations have been made. Choose a location at least 10 m away from a building or obstacle. If these plants are very abundant, mark a patch 1 metre square.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>To Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First bloom: when the first flowers are open in the observed plants.<\/li>\n<li>Mid bloom: when the first seed-head opens, forming a white, fluffy ball of seeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Distribution Map:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/taraxacum_officinale_map.jpg\" alt=\"Distribution Map\" width=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <strong>This species is monitored in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alberta<\/li>\n<li>British Columbia<\/li>\n<li>Manitoba<\/li>\n<li>New Brunswick<\/li>\n<li>Newfoundland and Labrador<\/li>\n<li>Northwest Territories<\/li>\n<li>Nova Scotia<\/li>\n<li>Ontario<\/li>\n<li>Prince Edward Island<\/li>\n<li>Quebec<\/li>\n<li>Saskatchewan<\/li>\n<li>Yukon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 2% 5%; padding: 1%; border-left: 5px solid #fdb714; background-color: #ff8200; float: left; width: 90%; color: #fff; font-style:italic;\"><p>The name dandelion comes from the French, dents de lion, which means &#8220;teeth of the lion,&#8221; and refers to the jagged edges on the leaves of the dandelion plant.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Bloom time: April &#8211; June Additional photos: Taraxacum officinale before mid bloomcredit: Madonna Bishop Taraxacum officinale mid bloomcredit: Rowena Hopkins Taraxacum officinale leafcredit: Rowena Hopkins General: Common plant, 5-40 cm tall, introduced to Canada from Europe. 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