Taraxacum obovatum (Willd.) Dc.

Pissenlit à feuilles obovales (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Taraxacum

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.18
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
More
Not known
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The leaves near the base are eaten raw in salads. They are used in eel-based soups.
Uses -
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 -

Images

Habit

Taraxacum obovatum habit picture by John Walsh (cc-by-sa)
Taraxacum obovatum habit picture by Lionel Jacquot (cc-by-sa)
Taraxacum obovatum habit picture by Stéphane Bonhomme (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Taraxacum obovatum leaf picture by Béatrice Escande (cc-by-sa)
Taraxacum obovatum leaf picture by Francis Courtois (cc-by-sa)
Taraxacum obovatum leaf picture by JeanRene (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Taraxacum obovatum flower picture by Francis Courtois (cc-by-sa)
Taraxacum obovatum flower picture by Aitor Verdejo (cc-by-sa)
Taraxacum obovatum flower picture by Nadette Colnot (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Taraxacum obovatum fruit picture by Béatrice Escande (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Taraxacum obovatum world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:254133-1
WFO ID wfo-0000017127
COL ID 7BLY3
BDTFX ID 66978
INPN ID 125676
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hieracium primulifolium Leontodon obovatus Taraxacum officinale subsp. obovatum Taraxacum obovatum var. obovatum Taraxacum megalorrhizon subsp. obovatum Taraxacum officinale var. obovatum Taraxacum obovatum var. rifeum Taraxacum obovatum subsp. obovatum Taraxacum obovatum