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Taraxacum chitralense Soest trib. Cichorieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesTaraxacum chitralense Soest trib. Cichorieae
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 264 (1961)
Native Rangesw. Iran to Central Asia and w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3000-4000m
Descriptionleaves 3-10cm, glabrous, not divided, shortly sinuate-dentate, petioles short, broadly winged, scapes below capitula sparsely arachnose-hirsute, involucre 8-10mm
Size6-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
Territory3 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)
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