Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Taraxacum parvulum DC. trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 7: 149 (1838) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to Mongolia and w. & c. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1500-4500m |
Description | leaves 5-10cm, grey-green, glabrous, entire to lyrate, segments triangular, patent, capitula 2-3cm in diam., involucre pale green, ligules purple stripped |
Size | 3-10cm |
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 |
Synonyms | Leontodon parvulus Wall. Taraxacum himalaicum Soest Taraxacum kawaguchii Kitam. Taraxacum rawalpindicum Abedin Taraxacum wutaishanense Kitam. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |