Apiculate-lobed Dandelion vs Blowball

Taraxacum aberrans compared with Taraxacum officinale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apiculate-lobed Dandelion	Blowball
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Taraxacum	Taraxacum
Species	Taraxacum aberrans	Taraxacum officinale

Evolutionary Relationship

Apiculate-lobed Dandelion and Blowball share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Taraxacum.

Conservation Status

Apiculate-lobed Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Blowball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apiculate-lobed Dandelion	Blowball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apiculate-lobed Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Blowball

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (5 countries).

Apiculate-lobed Dandelion

The Apiculate-lobed Dandelion (Taraxacum aberrans) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blowball

The Blowball (Taraxacum officinale) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its geographic range includes Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (5 countries)..