Wiesenlöwenzahn vs Grassland Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale compared with Taraxacum dilatatum

Key Differences

• Wiesenlöwenzahn is Not Evaluated while Grassland Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Wiesenlöwenzahn	Grassland Dandelion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Asternartige)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Taraxacum	Taraxacum
Species	Taraxacum officinale	Taraxacum dilatatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Wiesenlöwenzahn and Grassland Dandelion share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Taraxacum.

Conservation Status

Wiesenlöwenzahn

NE — Not Evaluated

Grassland Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Wiesenlöwenzahn	Grassland Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Wiesenlöwenzahn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (5 countries).

Grassland Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden.

Wiesenlöwenzahn

The Blowball (Taraxacum officinale) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its geographic range includes Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (5 countries)..

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa