Taraxacum latilobum
| Taraxacum latilobum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Taraxacum |
| Species: | T. latilobum |
| Binomial name | |
| Taraxacum latilobum (DC.) Britt | |
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Taraxacum latilobum, also known as the large-lobed dandelion, is a species of dandelion found in eastern North America native to Maine, Newfoundland, and Quebec. The roots and leaves were part of the traditional plant foods of Canadian indigenous peoples.[1]
Along with the St. Lawrence dandelion (Taraxacum laurentianum), Taraxacum latilobum has been found in the Mingan Archipelago, a biodiversity hotspot in Quebec.[2]
References
- ^ Kuhnlein, Harriet; Turner, Nancy J. (2020-10-28). Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples: Nutrition, Botany and Use. Routledge. p. 331. ISBN 978-1-000-09228-8.
- ^ Tardif, Bernard; Lavoie, Gildo; Lachance, Yves (2005). Québec Biodiversity Atlas: Threatened or Vulnerable Species. p. 36.