Taraxacum pseudohamatum
Species of flowering plant
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Taraxacum pseudohamatum, also known by its common name the false hook-lobed dandelion, is a species of dandelion. Native to northern Europe, the species is also found in the Chatham Islands of New Zealand.
| Taraxacum pseudohamatum | |
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| A Taraxacum pseudohamatum flower head. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Taraxacum |
| Species: | T. pseudohamatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Taraxacum pseudohamatum | |
Description
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1932 by Gustav Adolf Hugo Dahlstedt.[2]
Ecology
The species flowers in the Southern Hemisphere from February to September. it is a perennial species that disburses seeds on the wind.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Taraxacum pseudohamatum abundantly grows in northern Europe and the British Isles, typically growing in grasslands, lawns and urban areas.[1] In 2024, the species was discovered in the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, despite not being known to grow on the mainland of New Zealand.[1]
