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Asteraceae

 18-Taraxacum habit

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This is a very familiar plant, Taraxacum officinale, Dandelion! It is a herbaceous perennial with a deep taproot. The heads are ligulate with only ray flowers (=ray florets).
Photo taken by K. R. Robertson on the campus of the University of Illinois.
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