| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Taraxacum scopulorum (A.Gray) Rydb. trib. Cichorieae |
| Synonyms | Taraxacum rupestre Greene |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 40-3400m |
| Description | leaves linear-oblanceolate, runcinate, regularly lobate, lobes triangular, acute, entire, glabrous, involucre dark to blackish green, phyllaries lanceolate, acuminate |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C |
| Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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