Bluish-bracted Dandelion vs Edmondson's Dandelion

Taraxacum cyanolepis compared with Taraxacum edmondsonianum

Key Differences

• Bluish-bracted Dandelion is Least Concern while Edmondson's Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	Edmondson's 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 edmondsonianum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Edmondson's Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	Edmondson's 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.

Edmondson's 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