| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Taraxacum afghanicum Soest |
| Bibliography | Acta Bot. Neerl. 9: 305 (1960) |
| Native Range | c. Iraq, n. & ne. Iran to Central Asia and Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-2200m |
| Description | sparsely hirsute, leaves 7-15cm, pinnatilobate to pinnatipartite, lobes 4-7, dentate, scapes brown, short, capitula 2-3cm, involucre rose or purple brown |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C |
| Synonyms | Taraxacum lipskyi Schischk. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |