Taraxacum albidum




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