Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Taraxacum californicum, also known as the California dandelion, is an endangered species of dandelion endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains of California. It grows in mountain meadows. Taraxacum californicum is a small perennial wildflower which resembles its close relative, the widespread weed known as the common dandelion (T. officinale). T. californicum has green, red-veined, lobed, or toothed leaves and yellow flower heads yielding brown and white fruits.

Plant type

Perennial herb

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Color

Yellow, White, Green, Red, Brown

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 5 likely

Confirmed Likely

White Triangle Tortrix

Clepsis persicana

Many-spotted Tiger Moth

Hypercompe permaculata

Bilobed Looper Moth

Megalographa biloba

Ni Moth

Trichoplusia ni