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We are having cold Winter temperatures below 10 °F at night and I find a thick patch of these fragile green plants, some with small yellow blooms, all in a part of the yard that we do not water. I'm in Santa Fe, New Mexico, so we have a limited number of plants available. Photos show clump of plants.

plant group

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  • They look rather like dandelions, only not quite - what were the flowers like? Daisy type with thin narrow petals, or rounded petals or other form? – Bamboo Dec 10 '16 at 23:25
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    I think they are dandelions, just stressed dandelions or dandelions in shade. One hell of an incredibly useful plant... – stormy Dec 10 '16 at 23:54
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    Not the dandelion (_Taraxacum_), but one of the the [Damned yellow composite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damned_yellow_composite). I would go to _Senecium_ (groundsel), a "nice" weed from Europa. – Giacomo Catenazzi Dec 11 '16 at 11:07
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    @GiacomoCatenazzi, why a comment and not an answer? – Stephie Dec 11 '16 at 16:34
  • @Stephie: I'm not sure. I need to look my books. – Giacomo Catenazzi Dec 11 '16 at 16:54
  • It doesn't smell like mustard, does it? If it's composite family, it could have a more dandelion-like or carrot-like smell. – J. Musser Dec 13 '16 at 18:07
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    From a search on Google Lens, it appears they are either dandelions, or stemless evening primrose. The latter has much more fragile looking flowers than dandelions. – John Smith Aug 10 '20 at 17:12
  • These look like Dandelions, sometimes blooming yellow. –  Jul 28 '22 at 21:48

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