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Dandelion greens

Taraxacum officinale

Leafy vegetable and common weed whose young leaves are eaten as salad greens or cooked.

Family

Asteraceae

Temperature

14-22°C (absolute 5-26°C)

Rainfall

500-1000mm (absolute 300-2700mm)

Altitude

2000m

Soil pH

5-6.5 (absolute 4.5-8.3)

Soil types

Tolerant of a wide range of soils