Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Taraxacum candidatum Kirschner, Štěpánek & Klimeš trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Preslia 78: 36 (2006) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to s. Xinjiang and w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-5300m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, linear, 3-7cm, sparsely arachnose, entire or dentate, sometimes shallowly lobate, scapes sparsely arachnose, capitula 15-20mm, involucre pale green |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |