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Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, [6] is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of many silver-tufted fruits that disperse in the wind. These balls are called "clocks" in both British and American ...
Taraxacum (/ t ə ˈ r æ k s ə k ə m /) [3] is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. The scientific and hobby study of the genus is known as taraxacology. [ 4 ]
TKS was cultivated on a large scale in the Soviet Union during World War II.The Soviet Union cultivated Taraxacum kok-saghyz, together with Taraxacum hybernum and Scorzonera tau-saghyz, on a large scale between 1931 and 1950—notably during World War II—as an emergency source of rubber when supplies of rubber from Hevea brasiliensis in Southeast Asia were threatened.
Taraxacum ceratophorum, also known as the horned dandelion, is a species of flowering plant within the genus Taraxacum and family Asteraceae. [1] This alpine species has a preference for mountainous habitat, where it can be found growing at elevations up to 3000 meters above sea level. [ 2 ]
False dandelion is a common name for a number of plants similar to dandelions. Hypochaeris radicata, also known as cat's ears, the plant most commonly referred to as false dandelion; Hypochaeris, other cat's ears related to H. radicata; Agoseris, also known as mountain dandelions; Crepis, also known as hawksbeards; Hieracium, also known as ...
Krigia dandelion, known as potato dwarfdandelion, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States, from the Florida Panhandle to Texas and north as far as Kansas, southern Illinois, and Maryland [2] Krigia dandelion is a perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall ...
Taraxacum albidum is a species of dandelion that grows in eastern Eurasia. [1] A member of the Asteraceae, it is a perennial herbaceous plant native to southern Japan.. It is sometimes mistaken for Taraxacum coreanum, but T. coreanum grows wild chiefly in the Korean Peninsula and some parts of China.
Krigia cespitosa, known as common dwarf-dandelion, [2] opposite-leaved dwarf-dandelion, [2] or weedy dwarfdandelion, [3] is a North American species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern Mexico ( Nuevo León ) and to the southeastern and south-central United States, from Florida to Texas and north as far as ...