Taraxacum caphocentrum Dahlst.

Acaulescent, perennial herb, up to 0.2 m high, with milky latex. Leaves rosulate, pinnately lobed, lobes 1-3 on each side, broad, triangular, terminal lobe ± a quarter of total leaf length, apex rounded, margins entire or dentate in lower part, lateral lobes acute to acuminate; petioles purplish, scarcely winged. Capitula ligulate, solitary, terminal, pedunculate; peduncle hollow, glabrous; outer involucral bracts 8 x 2 mm, reflexed. Florets yellow. Pappus of many, creamy white, barbellate bristles. Cypselae straw-coloured, conical, ribbed, with long beak.