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Taraxacum officinale

Common names: Dandelion, common dandelion, dandelion

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae

Roles: habitat component, study subject, nectar source

ITIS TSN: 36213

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 65 | Mentions: 76

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Publications (65)

article

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

2025Behavioral EcologyRole: text_match

article

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

2025OikosRole: text_match

article

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

2025Journal of Animal EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

The effects of drought on wildflower size and seed set

2025Role: text_match

student_paper

Effect of Nitrogen on Linaria vulgaris and Native Species

2024Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2024Role: text_match

student_paper

Do dandelions compete with native plants for pollinator visits?

2023Role: text_match

student_paper

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

Documents (7)

technical report

1980

technical report

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

wildlife survey

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

Document

Homestake Mining Company Pitch Project Environmental Statement

Document

Moist Forests

environmental assessment

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

environmental assessment

Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Co-occurring Species

2023Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2023Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2022Role: text_match

article

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

2022Ecology and EvolutionRole: text_match

article

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

2022EvolutionRole: text_match

thesis

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

2022Role: study subject

student_paper

Comparison of Drought Response between Taraxacum officinale and Delphinium nuttallianum

2021Role: text_match

article

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

2021Frontiers of Ecology & EvolutionRole: text_match

thesis

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

2021Role: study subject

article

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

2021Integrative and Comparative BiologyRole: text_match

thesis

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

2020Role: text_match

article

Pollinator visitation rate and effectiveness vary with flowering phenology

2020American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

student_paper

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

2020Role: text_match

article

Temporal flexibility in the structure of plant–pollinator interaction networks

2020OikosRole: text_match

thesis

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

2019Role: habitat component

student_paper

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

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Quantifying Nectar Resources in Bumble Bee Visited Plants

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2019Role: text_match

thesis

The persistent maladaptation of Pieris macdunnoughii: Constraints on adaptation to an evolutionary trap

2019Role: nectar source

thesis

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

2018Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Climate Changes on Ecologically Important Bees and Flowers

2017Role: text_match

article

Interaction rewiring and the rapid turnover of plant-pollinator networks

2017Ecology LettersRole: text_match

article

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

2017Journal of Vegetation ScienceRole: text_match

thesis

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

2016Role: text_match

student_paper

The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient

2016Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2015Role: text_match

article

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

2014NaturwissenschaftenRole: text_match

article

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

2014EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Plant Successional Changes Over 67 Years on the Gothic Earthflow.

2014Role: text_match

student_paper

Pocket gopher activity across elevation gradients.

2014Role: text_match

article

Pollen allelopathy: Taraxacum officinale pollen depresses seed set of montane wildflowers

2014Journal of Pollination EcologyRole: text_match

article

Revisiting Darwin's hypothesis: Does greater intraspecific variability increase species' ecological breadth?

2014American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

student_paper

A comparative study of plant species diversity on three historic mining sites

2011Role: text_match

student_paper

Intraspecific variation of specific leaf area along an elevational gradient

2011Role: text_match

student_paper

Testing predictions of the coexistence of golden-mantled ground squirrels, Spermophilus lateralis, and least chipmunks, Tamias minimus, in meadows with various distances from cover

2011Role: text_match

article

Consequences of variation in flowering time within and among individuals of Mertensia fusiformis (Boraginaceae), an early spring wildflower

2010Amer J of BotanyRole: text_match

thesis

Plant–Pollinator interactions in a changing climate

2010Role: text_match

student_paper

Testing the predictions of the Maximum Information Entropy Theory for abundance and energy distributions on the Gothic earthflow

2010Role: text_match

student_paper

A test of species-area theory on a high disturbance area of the Gothic earthflow

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Determining Long-Term Success of Revegetation Efforts in Disturbed Sites

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Plant community composition with respect to species richness along an altitudinal gradient in gunnison county, co

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Possible influence of altitude, geographical distance between sites and annual precipitation rates on species richness

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Species richness along an elevational gradient

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Species richness along elevation gradient and possible correlation factors

2009Role: text_match

article

The importance of interannual variation and bottom-up nitrogen enrichment for plant-pollinator networks

2009OikosRole: text_match

student_paper

Are native bees picky enough? The effect of an invasive plant, Linaria vulgaris, on the foraging of native bee pollinators

2006Role: text_match

thesis

Ecosystem responses to warming-induced plant species loss and increased nitrogen availability in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow

2006Role: study subject

student_paper

DOES LINARIA VULGARIS, AN INVASIVE, INTERFERE WITH THE POLLINATION OF THE NATIVE SPECIES, POTENTILLA PULCHERRIMA?

2004Role: text_match

student_paper

The Effects of Distance From a Yellow-Bellied Marmot Burrow on Plant Diversity

2004Role: text_match

article

Effects of food addition on life history of yellow-bellied marmots

2003Oecologia MontanaRole: text_match

article

Observations on plant choice by foraging yellow-bellied marmots

2003Oecologia MontanaRole: text_match

article

The effect of food supplementation on juvenile growth and survival in Marmota flaviventris

2003Journal of MammalogyRole: text_match

article

Seed Dispersal by Ants in the Rocky Mountains

1983Southwestern NaturalistRole: text_match

student_paper

Reproductive strategies in Taraxacum officinale

1973Role: text_match

article

Barriers to gene flow in natural populations of grasshoppers. II. Maintenance of narrow hybrid-zones between morphs of Arphia conspersa on Black Mesa, Colorado

1971PsycheRole: text_match

student_paper

A study of plant succession on the Gothic earthflow

1969Role: text_match

article

Food habits of two sympatric Colorado sciurids

1966Journal of MammalogyRole: text_match

Taraxacum officinale

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 78 entities)

Publications (65)

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)

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

Documents (7)

1980

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

Homestake Mining Company Pitch Project Environmental Statement

Moist Forests

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Co-occurring Species

Taraxacum

Potentilla

Delphinium

Erigeron

Lathyrus

Mertensia

Senecio

I. aggregata

Delphinium barbeyi

Lupinus

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

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

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>)

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

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

Plant Successional Changes Over 67 Years on the Gothic Earthflow.

Pocket gopher activity across elevation gradients.

Pollen allelopathy: Taraxacum officinale pollen depresses seed set of montane wildflowers

Revisiting Darwin's hypothesis: Does greater intraspecific variability increase species' ecological breadth?

A comparative study of plant species diversity on three historic mining sites

Intraspecific variation of specific leaf area along an elevational gradient

Testing predictions of the coexistence of golden-mantled ground squirrels, <i>Spermophilus lateralis</i>, and least chipmunks, <i>Tamias minimus</i>, in meadows with various distances from cover

Consequences of variation in flowering time within and among individuals of <i>Mertensia fusiformis</i> (Boraginaceae), an early spring wildflower

Plant–Pollinator interactions in a changing climate

Testing the predictions of the Maximum Information Entropy Theory for abundance and energy distributions on the Gothic earthflow

A test of species-area theory on a high disturbance area of the Gothic earthflow

Determining Long-Term Success of Revegetation Efforts in Disturbed Sites

Plant community composition with respect to species richness along an altitudinal gradient in gunnison county, co

Possible influence of altitude, geographical distance between sites and annual precipitation rates on species richness

Species richness along an elevational gradient

Species richness along elevation gradient and possible correlation factors

The importance of interannual variation and bottom-up nitrogen enrichment for plant-pollinator networks

Are native bees picky enough? The effect of an invasive plant, <i>Linaria vulgaris</i>, on the foraging of native bee pollinators

Ecosystem responses to warming-induced plant species loss and increased nitrogen availability in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow

DOES LINARIA VULGARIS, AN INVASIVE, INTERFERE WITH THE POLLINATION OF THE NATIVE SPECIES, POTENTILLA PULCHERRIMA?

The Effects of Distance From a Yellow-Bellied Marmot Burrow on Plant Diversity

Effects of food addition on life history of yellow-bellied marmots

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