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(First upload on September 1 2013. Last on June 8 2014) [ 日本語 | English ]

Taraxacum Cass. (タンポポ) Ezotampopo (エゾタンポポ, 蝦夷蒲公英), Ezo dandelion Lifeform: perennial forb < 40 cm high Distribution: endemic to northern Japan (north to Chubu District), or also in central Europe Habitat: grasslands Seed dispersal: well-known as wind Utilziation: edible and ornamental Synonyms (controversial): Taraxacum hondoense auct. non Nakai ex H. Koidz. Also, the following species are sometimes considered to be the synonyms:

T. brachyphyllum H. Koidz., T. denticulato-marginatum H. Koidz., T. fujisanense H. Koidz., T. kuzakaiense Kitam., T. leiophyllum H. Koidz., T. miyabei H. Koidz., T. muraii H. Koidz., T. neorhodobasis H. Koidz., T. robustius H. Koidz., T. shinanense H. Koidz., T. sonchifolium H. Koidz., T. towadense H. Koidz., Taraxacum yatsugatakense H. Koidz., and Taraxacum yukii H. Koidz. Hoya A, Shibaike H, Morita T & Ito M. 2007. Germination characteristics of native Japanese dandelion autopolyploids and their putative diploid parent species. Journal of Plant Research 120: 139-147

Taraxacum venustum in Hokkaido

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[1] at the summit of Higashi-Nupukaushinupuri (1252 m elevation), eastern Hokkaido, on June 27 2013. [2/3] at the Nishiyama Creters of Mount Usu (有珠山) on May 9 2014 ⇒ flora. There were many T. officinale shoots on and around the craters, and they might make hybrid with T. venustum.