Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
- Layer 4 · Herbaceous
- Dynamic accumulator
Status by region
No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.
Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).
Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.
About
The dandelion is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Eurasia, quite hardy and easily found growing wild in temperate climates. Thanks to its deep root, it plays an excellent role in a food forest as a dynamic accumulator, drawing up minerals from the lower layers and helping to decompact the soil. Beyond this function, its early blooms are a crucial source of food for the first bees and pollinators of spring.
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Needs
- Water: Medium
- Light: Full sun
- Size: Herbaceous plant up to 0.4 m
- Mature diameter: 0.3 m
- Soils: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Limestone
- Climates: Atlantic coast, Inland / Continental, Hot, dry Mediterranean, Mountain / cold
Calendar
- January
- February
- March — Harvest — Planting
- April — Harvest — Planting
- May — Harvest
- June
- July
- August
- September — Harvest — Planting
- October — Harvest — Planting
- November
- December
- Harvest
- Planting
Medicinal use: The leaves are diuretic and the root is traditionally used to stimulate liver function.
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Related plants
Other species in the same layer or with the same function.
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