common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
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Flowering plantsIn Athens County, Ohio

Common dandelion

Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

Common dandelion in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta

Introduced and invasive status

Introduced in Ohio: iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.

Near Athens County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (10)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (55)
  • Recorded, season not shown (21)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
common dandelion by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County271 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County93 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County112 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County160 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County105 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County48 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County51 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County53 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County40 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County124 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Athens County

Mid-March to late May, middle week mid-April, and again late August to late October, middle week mid-September

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Athens County · records of all species each week, 51,499 in all

Records per week from 271 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of common dandelion in Athens County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of common dandelionYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100074
Jan 11–1700132
Jan 18–2400107
Jan 25–3100219
Feb 1–700392
Feb 8–1400232
Feb 15–2111235
Feb 22–2800361
Mar 1–700532
Mar 8–1422466
Mar 15–2182593
Mar 22–28133950
Mar 29 – Apr 41341,265
Apr 5–111561,616
Apr 12–18961,804
Apr 19–252981,926
Apr 26 – May 23262,291
May 3–91341,407
May 10–16841,408
May 17–231342,542
May 24–30631,821
May 31 – Jun 600798
Jun 7–1311775
Jun 14–2000830
Jun 21–2722700
Jun 28 – Jul 400549
Jul 5–1100664
Jul 12–1800869
Jul 19–2500700
Jul 26 – Aug 111673
Aug 2–800613
Aug 9–1500871
Aug 16–2222807
Aug 23–29211,289
Aug 30 – Sep 5522,925
Sep 6–122042,530
Sep 13–192932,417
Sep 20–26221,530
Sep 27 – Oct 31221,628
Oct 4–10531,836
Oct 11–171531,920
Oct 18–2453825
Oct 25–3131930
Nov 1–732881
Nov 8–1421846
Nov 15–2100573
Nov 22–2800536
Nov 29 – Dec 500270
Dec 6–1200982
Dec 13–1900158
Dec 20–2600106
Dec 27 – Jan 20095

Reported in flower

Only 9 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 2 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late March to early November, middle week May 3–9

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,083 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 952 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of common dandelion in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of common dandelionYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10446,211
Jan 11–17425,146
Jan 18–24334,645
Jan 25–31224,698
Feb 1–7116,023
Feb 8–14735,888
Feb 15–21335,436
Feb 22–28116,846
Mar 1–7448,321
Mar 8–1411610,384
Mar 15–2124512,620
Mar 22–2831813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4721019,661
Apr 5–11991026,860
Apr 12–181601039,925
Apr 19–251951041,623
Apr 26 – May 22731056,391
May 3–9203952,952
May 10–16941053,785
May 17–2393857,698
May 24–3052954,651
May 31 – Jun 629853,099
Jun 7–1322853,700
Jun 14–2022656,625
Jun 21–2718955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 410758,477
Jul 5–1110761,336
Jul 12–1811664,722
Jul 19–2513669,753
Jul 26 – Aug 19559,416
Aug 2–88459,712
Aug 9–1513655,994
Aug 16–2214754,328
Aug 23–2919651,772
Aug 30 – Sep 537857,167
Sep 6–1273959,075
Sep 13–1976854,543
Sep 20–2637945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 388943,180
Oct 4–1040837,841
Oct 11–1745930,824
Oct 18–2430921,156
Oct 25–3125519,021
Nov 1–720714,172
Nov 8–1427812,621
Nov 15–211167,965
Nov 22–28958,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5546,083
Dec 6–12856,004
Dec 13–19425,423
Dec 20–26435,661
Dec 27 – Jan 21068,459

Reported in flower

No flowering season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed78%49%
Forest11%31%
Farmland9%11%
Wetland1%5%
Open water0.3%3%
Barren0.2%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%

From 1,452 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

2,083 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.