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April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Taraxacum venustum H. Koidzumi |
| Synonyms | Taraxacum hondoense auct., non Nakai ex H. Koidzumi |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kanto tanpopo (エゾタンポポ, 蝦夷蒲公英 [meaning: Ezo tanpopo (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido; meaning of tanpopo is unknown)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=16 (2x) |
| Description | Leaves ca. 35cm long, 2-8cm wide. Scapes electing ca. 20-30cm tall. Flowers yellow ca. 4cm across, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Germination characteristics of native Japanese dandelion autopolyploids and their putative diploid parent species |
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| April 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
