Pissenlit vs Red-tipped Dandelion

Taraxacum hamatiforme compared with Taraxacum intumescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pissenlit	Red-tipped Dandelion
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 hamatiforme	Taraxacum intumescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pissenlit

LC — Least Concern

Red-tipped Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pissenlit	Red-tipped Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pissenlit

Habitat

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

Range

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

Red-tipped Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Pissenlit

The Asymmetrical Hook-lobed Dandelion (Taraxacum hamatiforme) 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. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway