Latin name: Taraxacum officinale Wigg.
Pronunciation: tar-AX-a-kum oh-fis-in-AY-lee
Common name: Dandelion
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Lawns, meadows and waste places in much of cismontane and montane California, naturalized from Europe
Blooming period: All year
Name derivations: 1) Taraxacum 2) officinale
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