Bluish-bracted Dandelion vs Brilliant-stalked Dandelion

Taraxacum cyanolepis compared with Taraxacum caloschistum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	Brilliant-stalked Dandelion
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 caloschistum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bluish-bracted Dandelion and Brilliant-stalked Dandelion share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Taraxacum.

View Genus: Taraxacum

Conservation Status

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Brilliant-stalked Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	Brilliant-stalked 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.

Brilliant-stalked 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.

Brilliant-stalked Dandelion

The Brilliant-stalked Dandelion (Taraxacum caloschistum) 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.