| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Taraxacum croceum Dahlst. trib. Cichorieae |
| Synonyms | Taraxacum firmum Dahlst. |
| Taraxacum obtusatum Dahlst. | |
| Taraxacum subsimile Dahlst. | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-boreal |
| Description | taproot, leaves wide, in outline oblanceolate, shallowly pinnate, glabrous, acute, capitula solitary, 25-40mm across, involucre green, glabrous, achenes red |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | dark yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C |
| Territory |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Finland , Fřroyar , Iceland , Norway , Svalbard , Sweden ) Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Middle Asia (Kirgizistan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Québec) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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