| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Taraxacum alpicola Kitam. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 2: 123 (1933) |
| Native Range | Japan (Honshu) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-3000m |
| Description | leaves glaucous, oblanceolate to linear-lanceolate, entire or pinnatilobate, lobes triangular, petiole winged, capitula 3-5cm across, involucre black-green |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C |
| Synonyms | Taraxacum shiroumense Koidz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |