There were several of these outside of the place we were staying. I didn’t get many flower photos while I was gone as I felt pressured to “move along” and not take the time to swap out my lenses. I took the time to get this one, though because it was just so similar, yet different.
I say it is potentially some form of dandelion only because the flower looks like one. But, these were probably close to 3 foot tall and I’ve never seen a dandelion that is more than a few inches, unless it is the fluffy seed head that grows taller. Even that isn’t much more than maybe a foot or so.
There were so many really similar features, but on this they seem exaggerated, longer and ganglier than what I’m used to seeing in a dandelion. Even those fun little curls seemed to be so tall they couldn’t hold themselves up. The loops seem longer and don’t have the same clean, smooth curl a traditional dandelion seems to have (see image below).
I have no idea if this is in fact a dandelion, but it has to be some kind of very close relation.
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It sure does look like a dandelion to me. Sometimes they will become quite tall if they’re in good growing conditions.
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Sure looks like one to me!
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Have you ever seen one THAT tall? The leaves looked similar and everything. Granted, the leaves on my Gerbera look shockingly similar to a dandelion leaf, so who knows. I’ve just never seen one get over 3 feet before. I was leaning towards yes because the flower bed it was in was pretty much overrun with weeds, but who knows.
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I actually have seen many yards around here with really tall weeds like this, maybe closer to 2 feet though, but I would swear that’s a dandelion. I did Google the subject and there are plants that are often mistaken for dandelions so this may remain a mystery 🙂
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I’m short, 5’3″, and these were in a slightly raised/mounded bed and hit me a chest/chin height (which is one of the reasons I thought they were so cool), so I’m really guestimating on the actual height. I may have to go digging around to see what I can come up with if I don’t get anyone chiming in with an answer.
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