[2] It is a weedy annual found in prairies, clay soils and disturbed habitats such as fields and sidewalks.

Scottish botanist David Don (1799-1841) first named the species, calling it Chondrilla pauciflora in his 1830 article "Descriptions of the new Genera and Species of the Class Compositœ belonging to the Floras of Peru, Mexico, and Chile.

"[9] The flower was described as Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778-1841) in volume 7 of his 17-volume series on plant classification, Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis.

[5] As a freeze-hardy native wildflower, Texas dandelion can grow in full or partial sun and requires little water.

According to physical organic chemist and forager Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, "The bitter flavor of the roots are becoming popular with high-end bartenders making their own concoctions where these roots replace traditional bitters.