Taraxacum officinale

Common names: common dandelion, dandelion, dandelions, Common dandelion, Common Dandelion, Dandelion

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae

Regional status: introduced

Roles: non-native floral resource, host plant, nectar source, food resource, food source, example species responding to novel environments, study subject, habitat component, habitat plant, indicator species, food plant, mentioned species, important flower species, prey, nonnative species, preferred food, competitor, pest, managed species

ITIS TSN: 36213

Synonyms: Taraxacum, T. officinale, dandelions, TAROFF, Taraxacum spp.

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 107 | Mentions: 127

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Publications (107)

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Does pollination interact with the abiotic environment to affect plant reproduction?

2025Annals of BotanyRole: text_match

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Does pollination interact with the abiotic environment to affect plant reproduction?

2025Annals of BotanyRole: text_match

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Does rainfall or temperature influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?

2025Behavioral EcologyRole: food plant

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Fitness costs and benefits of a non-native floral resource for subalpine solitary bees

Taraxacum officinale

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Publications (107)

Does pollination interact with the abiotic environment to affect plant reproduction?

Does pollination interact with the abiotic environment to affect plant reproduction?

Does rainfall or temperature influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?

Fitness costs and benefits of a non-native floral resource for subalpine solitary bees

Temperature influences pollinators' choice of floral partners independently of community composition

The effects of drought on wildflower size and seed set

Effect of Nitrogen on Linaria vulgaris and Native Species

Effects of trophic phenological synchrony or dyssynchrony on maternal investment of a small herbivorous mammal (Callospermophilus lateralis)

Documents (18)

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A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

An Illustrated Guide to the Proposed Threatened and Endangered Plant Species in Colorado

Constructed Wetlands and Water Quality Improvement (II)

Department Of Energy Compliance With Floodplain – Wetlands Environmental Review Requirements

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Draft: Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Remedial Action at the Gunnison Uranium Mill Tailings Site

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination for the Gunnison Sage-grouse as a Threatened or Endangered Species

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Co-occurring Species

Taraxacum

Potentilla gracilis

Potentilla

Potentilla pulcherrima

Potentilla hippiana

Barbey's Larkspur

Erigeron speciosus

Nuttall's Larkspur

Erigeron

Larkspurs

Getting to the Root of It: Effects of Castilleja Root Hemiparasitism on Plant Community Structure and Function

The hole truth: why do bumble bees rob flowers more than once?

Biotic and abiotic drivers of plant-pollinator interaction rewiring

Do dandelions compete with native plants for pollinator visits?

Effects of warming, dominant species removal, and accelerated snowmelt on aboveground plant traits in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

Host specificity of hemiparasitic Castilleja and its influence on plant community diversity.

How season length and diet breadth limit mason bee success across an elevational gradient

The causes and consequences of pollen defence

Habitat Quality Affecting the Body Mass of Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels

Habitat selection in a fluctuating ground squirrel population: Density - dependence and fitness consequences

Novel host unmasks heritable variation in plant preference within an insect population

Revealing the direct and indirect effects of climate change on soil nutrient dynamics and forage resources in mountain ecosystems

The shifting importance of abiotic and biotic factors across the life cycles of wild pollinators

Bridging animal personality with space use and resource use in a free-ranging population of an asocial ground squirrel

Comparison of Drought Response between <i> Taraxacum officinale </i> and <i> Delphinium nuttallianum </i>

Experimental Test of the Combined Effects of Water Availability and Flowering Time on Pollinator Visitation and Seed Set

The effects of anthropogenic change on pollination in plant-pollinator communities

Understanding Organismal Capacity to Respond to Anthropogenic Change: Barriers and Solutions

Behavioral and spatial dynamics in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>)

How Spatial Variation Affects Plant Phenology

Investigating alpine plant community responses to simulated warming and dominant species removal at a low and high elevation in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

Low predictability of energy balance traits and leaf temperature metrics in desert, montane and alpine plant communities

Pollinator visitation rate and effectiveness vary with flowering phenology

Quantifying Nectar Trait Responses to Natural Variation in Water Availability in Subalpine Plant Communities

Temporal flexibility in the structure of plant–pollinator interaction networks

Adaptation and diversification of bluebells <i>Mertensia</i> spp., Boranginaceae

Climate change, phenological shifts, and species interactions: Case studies in subalpine plant and migratory fish populations

Comparing predictive measures and model functions for estimating plant biomass: lessons from a sagebrush–rabbitbrush community

Invasive plants and water availablity mediate outcomes of plant-pollinator interactions

Niche breadth changes in response to environmental perturbation: the impact of early snowmelt on subalpine plant-pollinator specialization

Predator and prey species have opposing responses to recreational trail use

Quantifying Nectar Resources in Bumble Bee Visited Plants

Surveying historical patterns in vegetation change (1929-2019) in the upper East River Valley using RMBL's archival herbarium records

The Direct and Interactive Effects of Warming and Species Interaction on Plant Functional Traits

The persistent maladaptation of <i>Pieris macdunnoughii</i>: Constraints on adaptation to an evolutionary trap

Effects of Climate Change on Plants, Pollinators and Their Interactions

Examining the impact of pollen diet composition on bee development and lifespan

Effects of Climate Changes on Ecologically Important Bees and Flowers

Interaction rewiring and the rapid turnover of plant-pollinator networks

Intraspecific variation in traits reduces ability of trait-based models to predict community structure

Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Environmental Change: Effects of Experimental Changes in Phenology and Water Availability on a Montane Wildflower

Correlation of leaf and community traits and various spectra in meadows along an elevation gradient

Temporal ecology of a subalpine ecosystem: Plant communities, plant-pollinator interactions, & climate change.

The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient

Effects of early snowmelt and frost on plant-pollinator interactions.

The evolutionary ecology of ultraviolet floral pigmentation

Aspen (<i>Populus tremuloides</i>) stand dynamics and understory plant community changes over 46 years near Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

Empirical tests of withinâ€and acrossâ€species energetics in a diverse plant community