Taraxacum japonicum
Taraxacum japonicum | |
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A Taraxacum japonicum flower head. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Genus: | Taraxacum |
Species: | T. japonicum |
Binomial name | |
Taraxacum japonicum Koidz. | |
Taraxacum japonicum is a species of dandelion that grows in Japan.[1] A member of the Cichorieae tribe of the Asteraceae, it also grows in other countries as an invasive plant, such as the United States.
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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