The previous typification of Leontodon taraxacum L. (¯ Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.) and hence of the generic name Taraxacum is analysed. It is shown that the typification and consequent ...

Dandelion is a cosmopolitan weed of economic and environmental significance because of its negative effects on crop yield and the large amount of herbicides used for its control in agricultural, ...

With a name derived from the French dent de lion, after their jagged-toothed foliage, the taxonomy of Taraxacum officinale (agg) is far from simple. Although easily identified as a genus, there are at ...