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Common Dandelion

Taraxacum polyodon

63Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb2
Mar11
Apr34
May12
Jun1
Jul1
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Herefordshire, County of England3
2Devon England2
3East Riding of Yorkshire England1
4North Ayrshire Scotland1
5Sandwell England1
6Bradford England1
7Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland1
8North Lanarkshire Scotland1
60 England2 Scotland1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
63
Peak month
April
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Taraxacum polyodon
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
62
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Taraxacum
Name with authority
Taraxacum polyodon Dahlst.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q80694400 · GBIF 5394381