Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Taraxacum chitralense Soest trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 264 (1961) |
Native Range | sw. Iran to Central Asia and w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | leaves 3-10cm, glabrous, not divided, shortly sinuate-dentate, petioles short, broadly winged, scapes below capitula sparsely arachnose-hirsute, involucre 8-10mm |
Size | 6-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 (KGZ Kirgizistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |