[The Sunflower Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Alaska Dandelion, Kamchatka Dendelion, Northern Dandelion

Taraxacum alaskanum

Synonyms: Taraxacum kamtschaticum, Taraxacum pseudokamtscahticum

Flower heads of Alaska Dandelion, Kamchatka Dendelion, Northern Dandelion: Taraxacum alaskanum (Synonyms: Taraxacum kamtschaticum, Taraxacum pseudokamtscahticum)

Alaska dandelion blooming along Stony Creek a mile or so downstream of the Park Road, Denali National Park and Preserve............June 17, 2012.

Flower head of Alaska Dandelion, Kamchatka Dendelion, Northern Dandelion: Taraxacum alaskanum (Synonyms: Taraxacum kamtschaticum, Taraxacum pseudokamtscahticum)

The photo above shows a close-up of the radiate flowers in the flower head of Kamchatka dandelion as seen along Little Stony Creek in Denali National Park.....................June 27, 2002.

Alaska Dandelion, Kamchatka Dendelion, Northern Dandelion: Taraxacum alaskanum (Synonyms: Taraxacum kamtschaticum, Taraxacum pseudokamtscahticum)

The photo above shows Kamchatka dandelion as seen along Little Stony Creek in Denali National Park.....................June 27, 2002.

Involucral bracts of Alaska Dandelion, Kamchatka Dendelion, Northern Dandelion: Taraxacum alaskanum (Synonyms: Taraxacum kamtschaticum, Taraxacum pseudokamtscahticum)

The photo above shows a close-up of the involucral bracts in the flower head of Kamchatka dandelion as seen along Little Stony Creek in Denali National Park.....................June 27, 2002.

Paul Slichter