Bluish-bracted Dandelion vs Dense-bracted Dandelion

Taraxacum cyanolepis compared with Taraxacum fasciatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	Dense-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 cyanolepis	Taraxacum fasciatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Dense-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	Dense-bracted Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dense-bracted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden