Dandylions - "Broad leaf Grassland"

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Dandylions - "Broad leaf Grassland"

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_L ... dandelions

"Broadleaf Grassland", could be considered any plants with a leaf that wide growing in nutrient rich soils in (for example) a flood plain or water meadow where grass is greener than a Wimbldon tennis court!
As a generalisation in the UK, I think that the White Butterflies like this habitat (with their caterpillar food plants). There is a possible exception of the Brimstone which might prefer Broadleaf Woodland where it hibernates in ivy clad trees and uses Buckthorn for it's caterpillars.
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