Dandelion or taraxacum officinale

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Date:1918

Description:Dandelion is a very common perennial of roadsides and fields. It is a weed of lawns. There are many similar species of Dandelion. The flowers only open in full sunlight.

Flowering between March and September, it can grow to a height of 35cm.

This example was found growing at Armitage in Staffordshire by Henry Reader.

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This plant is now cared for by staff at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.

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