Brassicifolium Dandelion (Taraxacum brassicifolium)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Update: This plant was originally in the database as Taraxacum brassicaefolium which does not appear in the IPNI Plant Name Database. It has now been updated to Taraxacum brassicifolium Kitag.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant tea is made from the flowers. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; The following uses are also probably applicable to this species, though we have no records for them Root - cooked.; Flowers - raw or cooked.; The unopened flower buds can be used in fritters.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)