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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.

Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, is a common pest on lawns where its long tap root and mosaic arrangement of leaves give it an advantage in the struggle for water and light