Taraxacum sect. Ruderalia, Taraxacum sect. Vulgaria,
SE: Maskros, Ogräsmaskros, DE: Wiesen-Löwenzahn,
Gemeiner Löwenzahn, NL: Paardenbloem, UK: Dandelion

Scientific name:		Taraxacum sect. Ruderalia Kirschner, H. Øllg. & Stepanek
Synonym name:		Taraxacum sect. Vulgaria (Lam.) Schrank
Swedish name:		Maskros, Ogräsmaskros
German name:		Wiesen-Löwenzahn, Gemeiner Löwenzahn
Nederlandse naam:		Paardenbloem
English name:		Common Dandelion
Family:		Asteraceae / Compositae, Korgblommiga växter

Life form:		Herbaceous perennial
Stems:		Plant medium-sized (20–45 cm).
Leaves:		Basal rosette,long, lance-shaped, deeply toothed
Flowers:		Each flower head consists of hundreds of tiny yellow ray flowers. Unlike other composites, there are no disk flowers.
Flowering Period:		April-October
Fruits:		Achene straw-coloured or greyish brown; Achene spinules medium long, medium strong, straight. Achene cone cylindrical, smooth, 0.7–0.8 mm long. Rostrum length 10–11 mm.
Habitat:		Meadows, pastureland, farmland, settlements

Derivation of the botanical name: Taraxacum, medieval name traceable through Arabic to the Persian talkh chakok, meaning "bitter herb". Ruderalia, growing among rubbish. The standard author abbreviation Kirschner is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy. The standard author abbreviation H. Ollgaard is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy. The standard author abbreviation Štěpánek is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy. The standard author abbreviation Dahlst is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy. White, globular seed head. Each seed has a tiny parachute, to spread far and wide in the wind. The long, lance-shaped, deeply toothed leaves gave the plant its name in Old French: Dent-de-lion means lion's tooth in Old French.