Family: dandelion-like plants (Cichoriaceae)
Flowering time: April–May
Size: 5–30 cm
Habitat: Wet meadows, bogs and water margins
The marsh dandelion (Taraxacum palustre agg.) is treated as a group (or aggregate) of closely related and very similar species, which is the abbreviation agg. for the scientific name of the species. For the marsh dandelion, upright strap-shaped leaves are characteristic, forming a basal rosette of leaves. The edge of the leaves bears at most an occasional small tooth. Usually a completely bare flowering stalk at the top carries a single head – an inflorescence typical for the dandelion family and hawkweeds. The head of yellow flowers is up to 2 cm long, and the outer involucral leaves are usually appressed.
The marsh dandelion thrives in moist meadows, but occurs scattered throughout Slovenia.
