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Posted by thorspippi z9 CA (Sac) (My Page) on

Tue, Mar 15, 05 at 3:58

I'm not sure where to ask this...

I've seen references to two different kinds of dandelion:

Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale F. Asteraceae

What does the "F. Asteraceae" mean?

And do you think the difference would be significant regarding the edible/medicinal constituents?

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Posted by TonyfromOz z10 NSW Aust (My Page) on
Tue, Mar 15, 05 at 4:14

"F. Asteraceae" is not a different plant, it is just additional information! Asteraceae (alternative name Compositae) is the very large plant family to which the genus Taraxacum belongs. It's one of the largest families of flowering plants with over 1500 genera and 23,000 species.

Sorry but I can't give you a complete lesson in elementary botany, you will have to look in other places for the basics of botanical classification -- can I say here the unmentionable word -- BOOKS!

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Posted by Pickwick z5 (My Page) on
Tue, Mar 15, 05 at 11:19

hello;
You might be able to find a good presentation at this general site:At the top of the page,Click on'Ecology/Botany and Systematics->(maybe) Scott's Botanical Links or the next topic heading below...
http://www.peak.org/~mageet/tkm/ecolenv.htm#Bot

Here is a link that might be useful: link to the above

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Posted by thorspippi z9 CA (Sac) (My Page) on
Tue, Mar 15, 05 at 15:47

Thank you both!

Tony said: Asteraceae (alternative name Compositae) is the very large plant family to which the genus Taraxacum belongs

That's exactly what I needed to know!

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