Pan India Bouquets

Taraxacum himalaicum Soest

Family : Asteraceae
(Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Asteraceae
Synonym(s) : Leontodon parvulus Wall.; Taraxacum kawaguchii Kitam.; Taraxacum rawalpindicum Abedin; Taraxacum wutaishanense Kitam.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Taraxacum parvulum DC.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Grassland slopes, pastures, river terraces; 2000 - 4500 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : April-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to Mongolia and West and Central China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 163; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1463-1466
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Taraxacum himalaicum. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.