Ben Lawes Dandelion vs Purple-stalked Dandelion

Taraxacum cymbifolium compared with Taraxacum subxanthostigma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ben Lawes Dandelion	Purple-stalked 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 subxanthostigma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ben Lawes Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Purple-stalked Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ben Lawes Dandelion	Purple-stalked 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.

Purple-stalked 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden