[Members of the Sunflower Family Found West of the Cascade Mountains With Flower Heads Consisting Entirely of Ray Flowers]
Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Synonym: Taraxacum officinale ssp. vulgare
- ![Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale (Synonyms: Taraxacum erythrospermum, Taraxacum laevigatum, Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale, Taraxacum officinale ssp. vulgare)](officinale/officinale5a.jpg)
Common dandelion beginning to bloom along the trail to the summit of Saddle Mountain in the Coast Range of northwestern Oregon.......May 21, 2009.
![Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale (Synonyms: Taraxacum erythrospermum, Taraxacum laevigatum, Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale, Taraxacum officinale ssp. vulgare)](officinale/officinale6a.jpg)
Common dandelion in bloom along the Springwater Trail near Powell Butte to the west of Gresham, Oregon........April 9, 2011.
Paul Slichter