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Cichoriaceae 



Rockies at the higher altitudes; flowering 

 during July. 



Taraxacum R ot thick and dee P' LeaveS 

 Taraxacum oblong to spatulate in outline, 

 (L.) Karst. usually rough-hairy at least 

 Dandelion. when you ng, acute or obtuse, 

 pinnatifid, sinuate-dentate or rarely nearly 

 entire, rather succulent, 3-10 inches long 

 J-2J inches wide, narrowed into petioles. 

 Scapes erect, 2-18 inches high, head 1-2 

 inches broad, containing very numerous 

 golden-yellow flowers, inner bracts of the 

 involucre, linear or linear-lanceolate, the 

 outer similar, shorter, not glaucous, reflexed, 

 acute; achenes greenish brown. 



In waste places and open ground through- 

 out the region, along roadsides and near 

 the railway; established as a weed; flower- 

 ing" in early summer. 



Smooth; scapes and leaves from 



Taraxacum 



montanum 



Nutt. 



Mountain root ' Leaves spatulate, oblong, 



Dandelion. nearly entire or runcinately 



