Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Taraxacum albidum Dahlstedt |
Synonyms | Taraxacum officinale Weber var. albiflorum Makino; Taraxacum albiflorum Koidzumi |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shiro-bana tanpopo (シロバナタンポポ, 白花蒲公英 [meaning: white flower tanpopo; maening of tanpopo is unknown]) |
(English common name) white dandelion, white Japanese dandelion | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=36-40 |
Description | Leaves 20-30cm long. Scapes electing ca. 20-30cm tall. Flowers white 3.5cm-4.5cm, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Taraxacum albidum |
Substituted iminoazines (US Patent 7329757/2008) | |
3-Phenyl substituted 3-substituted-4ketolactams and ketolactones (US Patent 7329634/2008) | |
Dihydroorotase extracted from plants (US Patent 7320877/2008) | |
Serine hydroxymethyltransferase as a target for herbicides (US Patent 7319013/2008) |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |