In the timbered breaks along the Missouri River in central Montana, dandelion was favored by big game animals every postfire year except year 28. At postfire year 17 dandelion was found at high frequencies. Late spring burning in the tallgrass prairies of Kansas reduced dandelion cover compared with burning at earlier dates. Burning to decrease cover of dandelion on rangelands should be done in the spring after growth initiation. Annual burning in March or November in Nebraska resulted in the highest total cover of dandelion.
Dandelion competes with tree seedlings on burned sites.
Grasses aerially seeded on burns may compete with and displace dandelion.