Taraxacum minimum

Taraxacum minimum, also called the early dandelion or southern dandelion,^[1] is a perennial species of dandelion in the family Asteraceae. It is native to parts of the Mediterranean Basin, including southern Europe, North Africa, and the eastern Mediterranean region.^[2] It blooms from September to November,^[3] peaking in the middle of October.^[1]

Taraxacum minimum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Taraxacum
Species:	T. minimum
Binomial name
Taraxacum minimum (V.Brig. ex Guss.) N.Terracc.
Synonyms
Taraxacum briganti