Red-Seeded Dandelion

taraxacum erythrospermum

The Red-Seeded Dandelion is a cheerful flower that loves to grow in sunny places! Its bright yellow petals turn into fluffy white seeds that float away in the wind.

Lebensraum: You can find Red-Seeded Dandelions in gardens, parks, and fields.

Aussehen

The Red-Seeded Dandelion is a small plant with deeply lobed, often reddish-tinged leaves in a basal rosette. Its bright yellow flower heads resemble common dandelions but are notable for their brick-red or reddish-brown seeds, distinguishing them visually.

ReichPlantaeStammTracheophytaKlasseMagnoliopsidaOrdnungAsteralesFamilieAsteraceaeGattungTaraxacum

Red-Seeded Dandelion

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Did you know dandelion flowers follow the sun's path across the sky each day?

Its bright red seeds look like tiny jewels ready for an amazing journey!

Its flowers open in the morning and close at night, like a tiny plant alarm clock!

The milky sap from its stem can be used to remove warts – it's a natural remedy!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Red-Seeded Dandelion has feathery parachutes on its seeds that help it fly far and wide on the wind, spreading its offspring.

It has a deep, strong taproot that helps it find water and nutrients far underground, surviving dry spells and tough soils.

Red-Seeded Dandelion can make perfect copies of itself without needing pollen from another plant, ensuring it can always reproduce.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 5-30 cm
Ausbreitung: 10-20 cm
Blütengröße: 2-3 cm
Blütezeit: Spring to fall
Essbar: Ja
Giftigkeit: Keine
Lebenszyklus: Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

gathers pollen and nectar

eaten by

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

grazes on its tender leaves

Merkmale

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.