Taraxacum rubifolium is a species of dandelion endemic to the Faroe Islands. It is believed to be extinct in the wild.
Description Taraxacum rubifolium is a terrestrial plantTaraxacum rubifolium Rasm. (n.d.). Global Compositae Database (GCD). Retrieved June 24, 2026, from https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1096322 bearing brown to red leaves with unwinged petioles. The bright yellow capitulumFowler, A. (2018, June 9). Why you should eat more weeds. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jun/09/why-we-should-eat-weeds-gardens-alys-fowler is 45 mm wide. The stamens are sterile.
Taxonomy It was described by Rasmussen in 1952.Taraxacum rubifolium Rasmussen. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved June 24, 2026, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:254622-1 Etymology The specific epithet rubifolium means with Rubus like leaves.
Conservation It is probably extinct in the wild, but it is still found in cultivation in botanic gardens and private collections.Svanberg, I. (1998). The use of wild plants in the Faroe Islands 1590-1990: a contribution to Scandinavian ethnobotany. Svenska Linnésällskapets Årsskrift, 1996, 81-130. It was last seen in the wild in 1978 when construction work was carried out at the type locality.
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