Plant identification/Taraxacum officinale

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1. How I can recognize Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale Weber ex Wiggers)?

By its habit
→ Yes this is true, the habit of the plant is very characteristic. Wath this illustration: thumb|150PX
By flowers
→ Yes this is true, you can differ it from other Asteraceae.
By foliage
→ Yes this is true, you can differ it from other Asteraceae.
By stem
→ Yes, stems are hollow and milky..
By root
→ No, this is not so significant.
By fruit
→ Yes, you can say its Asteraceae.

2. Where does Common Dandelion usually grow?

On the water edges
→ Yes this is true, the habit of the plant is very characteristic. Wath this illustration: thumb|150PX
In the forest
→ Yes this is true, you can differ it from other Asteraceae.
On the meadows
→ Yes this is true, you can differ it from other Asteraceae.
Water
→ Yes, stems are hollow and milky..
Fileds
→ No, this is not so significant.
By fruit
→ Yes, you can say its Asteraceae.

3. Which of these is a Common Dandelion?

→ Wrong, this is Taraxacum albidum. But you where near, these species is from the same genus such as Common Dandelion. All the member of Taraxacum genus are having an inflorescense called head (read more about on Wikipedia: Taraxacum, head).
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