Ben Lawes Dandelion vs Bluish-bracted Dandelion

Taraxacum cymbifolium compared with Taraxacum cyanolepis

Key Differences

• Ben Lawes Dandelion is Not Evaluated while Bluish-bracted Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ben Lawes Dandelion	Bluish-bracted Dandelion
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 cymbifolium	Taraxacum cyanolepis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ben Lawes Dandelion and Bluish-bracted Dandelion share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Taraxacum.

Conservation Status

Ben Lawes Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ben Lawes Dandelion	Bluish-bracted Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ben Lawes Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ben Lawes Dandelion

The Ben Lawes Dandelion (Taraxacum cymbifolium) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

The Bluish-bracted Dandelion (Taraxacum cyanolepis) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden