[The Sunflower Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Horned Dandelion, Pissenlit Tubercule

Taraxacum ceratophorum

Synonyms: Leontodon ceratophorus, Taraxacum ambigens var. fultius, Taraxacum angulatum, Taraxacum arctogenum, Taraxacum brachyceras, Taraxacum carthamopsis, Taraxacum coverum, Taraxacum dumetorum, Taraxacum eriophorum, Taraxacum eurylepium, Taraxacum groenlandicum, Taraxacum. hyperboreum, Taraxacum integratiforme, Taraxacum integratum, Taraxacum lacerum, Taraxacum lateritium, Taraxacum longii, Taraxacum mackenziense, Taraxacum malteanum, Taraxacum maurolepium, Taraxacum microcerum, Taraxacum ovinum, Taraxacum pellianum, Taraxacum pseudonorvegicum, Taraxacum umbriniforme, Taraxacum umbrinum

Common Dandelion, Horned Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum (Synonym: Taraxacum lacerum and Taraxacum ceratophorum)

The photo above shows what may be horned dandelion as seen along Little Stony Creek in Denali National Park.....................June 27, 2002. The pinkish tinge to the ray flowers suggests that this could be pink dandelion (Taraxacum carneocoloratum), so I need to go back and find the original slides to check the color.

Flower head of Common Dandelion, Horned Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum (Synonym: Taraxacum lacerum and Taraxacum ceratophorum)

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

Common Dandelion, Horned Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum (Synonym: Taraxacum lacerum and Taraxacum ceratophorum)

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