Blowball vs Double-toothed Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale compared with Taraxacum duplidentifrons

Key Differences

• Blowball is Not Evaluated while Double-toothed Dandelion is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blowball	Double-toothed Dandelion
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 officinale	Taraxacum duplidentifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Blowball and Double-toothed Dandelion share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Taraxacum.

Conservation Status

Blowball

NE — Not Evaluated

Double-toothed Dandelion

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blowball	Double-toothed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blowball

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).

Double-toothed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blowball

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway