Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles

Comprising:

• Taraxacum atactum Sahlin & Soest
• Taraxacum boekmanii Borgv.
• Taraxacum fusciflorum H. Øllg.
• Taraxacum hamatiforme Dahlst.
• Taraxacum hamatulum Hagend., Soest & Zevenb.
• Taraxacum hamatum Raunk.
• Taraxacum hamiferum Dahlst.
• Taraxacum kernianum Hagend., Soest & Zevenb.
• Taraxacum lamprophyllum M. P. Christ.
• Taraxacum lancidens Hagend., Soest & Zevenb.
• Taraxacum marklundii Palmgr.
• Taraxacum prionum Hagend., Soest & Zevenb.
• Taraxacum pruinatum M. P. Christ.
• Taraxacum pseudohamatum Dahlst.
• Taraxacum quadrans H. Øllg.
• Taraxacum sahlinianum Dudman & A. J. Richards
• Taraxacum spiculatum M. P. Christ.
• Taraxacum subericinum Hagend., Soest & Zevenb.
• Taraxacum subhamatum M. P. Christ.

Taraxacum sect. Hamata contains a number of weedy dandelions of grasslands and rough ground. Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2019-03-19
The midribs of dandelions in Taraxacum sect. Hamata (and Taraxacum sect. Celtica) have green streaks over a reddish background. Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2019-03-19
In Taraxacum hamiferum specifically, fusion within the involucre results in bracts of markedly different widths. Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2019-03-19
The achenes in Taraxacum sect. Hamata are mostly pale-coloured and of medium size. Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2020-04-09

All images copyright © Christopher J. Dixon unless otherwise indicated.