Calflora Taxon Report
Leontodon taraxacoides  (Vill.) Willd. ex Mérat, illeg.

(not an active name)
Lesser hawkbit
Leontodon taraxacoides is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
also called Leontodon saxatilis
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Leontodon
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSLeontodon saxatilis
JEFLeontodon saxatilis
Information about Leontodon taraxacoides from other sources

USDA PLANTS Profile (LETA)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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