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Common Dandelion
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Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Taraxacum
Species: T. officinale

Binomial name
Taraxacum officinale
Web.

Taraxacum officinale is a medical herb of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found worldwide in flatlands of temperate regions.

It is considered throughout the world to be a weed, and is also known as the common dandelion.

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