[Wildflowers of Mt. Adams: Members of the Sunflower Family with Flower Heads like Dandelions]

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Synonyms: Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale, Taraxacum officinale ssp. vulgare

Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale (Synonyms: Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale, Taraxacum officinale ssp. vulgare)

Common dandelion, probably spread by hiker boots, mountain goats and elk as seen near 7300' on lateral moraines above the terminal morain of the Adams Glacier, Mt. Adams, Mt. Adams Wilderness......July 19, 2018.

Flower head of Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale (Synonyms: Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale, Taraxacum officinale ssp. vulgare)

The photos of the inflorescence and leaf of the common dandelion were photographed at SnowKing Snow Park on Mt. Adams (elevation ~3250')..........May 7, 2005.
Basal leaf of Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale (Synonyms: Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale, Taraxacum officinale ssp. vulgare)
Paul Slichter