Dandelion (Taraxacum) is a genus of flowering plants within the daisy family (Asteraceae). Its best-known species is the common dandelion, which is also very common in Central Europe, the „dandelions“, „buttercups“ or „cowflowers“. The genus Taraxacum is not to be confused with the Leontodon genus within the same family, which usually has the same name in German and is very similar.