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Domain?

Eukarya

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Kingdom?

Plantae

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Phylum?

Anthophyta

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Class?

Dicotyledonae

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Order?

Asterales

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Family?

Asteraceae

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Sub-Phylum?

Cichorieae (Lactuceae)

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Genus?

Taraxacum

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Species?

Taraxacum officinale

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Composite

An inflorescence made up of numerous flowers.

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Capitulum Capillary Pappus

Little hairs that aid in wind dispersal (anemochory)

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A flower with a flat, strap-shaped corolla.

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A flowering stem.

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A form of sexual reproduction with no genetic recombination or mixing.

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Dry, indehiscent fruit of a dandelion

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Narrow fruit stem.

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Milky, gluey colloid produced by the plant.

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Causes expulsion of fluids upon consumption.