Dune Dandelion
Taraxacum dunense
Taraxacum dunense, commonly known as the dune dandelion, is a perennial herbaceous plant species in the family Asteraceae, native to northwestern Europe. It is primarily found in coastal sand-dune habitats, where it is adapted to grow in temperate biomes with sandy, nutrient-poor soils. The species was first formally described in 1956 by Dutch botanist Johannes Leendert van Soest in Acta Botanica Neerlandica. Like many members of its genus, it employs anemochory for seed dispersal, relying on wind to distribute its distinctive violet achenes.
- Scientific name
- Taraxacum dunense
- Family
- Asteraceae