Taraxacum heterolepis Nakai & Koidz. ex Kitag.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Taraxacum

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.11 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
More
Not known
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

The flowers are eaten raw or cooked. The unopened flower buds are used in fritters. The flowers are used for tea.
Uses medicinal tea
Edible flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Taraxacum heterolepis world distribution map, present in China and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:253533-1
WFO ID wfo-0000005005
COL ID 54V8K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Taraxacum multisectum Taraxacum heterolepis