Orange-flowered Dandelion vs Red-tipped Dandelion

Taraxacum croceiflorum compared with Taraxacum intumescens

Key Differences

• Orange-flowered Dandelion is Least Concern while Red-tipped Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-flowered Dandelion	Red-tipped 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 croceiflorum	Taraxacum intumescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-flowered Dandelion and Red-tipped Dandelion share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Taraxacum.

Conservation Status

Orange-flowered Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Red-tipped Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-flowered Dandelion	Red-tipped Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-flowered Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Red-tipped Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway