Taraxacum japonicum
| Taraxacum japonicum | |
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| A Taraxacum japonicum flower head. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Taraxacum |
| Species: | T. japonicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Taraxacum japonicum | |
Taraxacum japonicum is a species of dandelion that grows in Japan, occasionally used for its edible/medicinal properties.[1] A member of the Cichorieae tribe of the Asteraceae,
Images
The bud of Taraxacum japonicum Koidz. No ring of smallish, downward-turned bracts under the flower head.
The length of outside bracteoles is about 1/3 of the length of inside bracteoles
Head in full bloom. A Taraxacum japonicum flower has fewer florets than that of Taraxacum officinale.
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