There are more than 2,000 species in the genus Dandelion, among which the most common species are short-beak dandelion, small-leaf dandelion, hairy-leaf dandelion, onion dandelion and red-horned dandelion.

1. Short-beaked dandelion:

Short-beaked dandelion is a perennial herb. There are brown remaining leaf bases at the root neck. In medicine, the whole plant is used to treat Bacon disease, plague, leukemia, erythema, and short-beaked dandelion. Dandelion is distributed in Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Qinghai, Tibet, Gansu and other places in mainland China. It grows at high altitudes. Areas between 1,700 meters and 5,000 meters are found on hillside grasslands.

2. Small-leaf dandelion:

Perennial herb. The root neck is covered with dark brown remaining leaf bases, and there are a large number of brown wrinkled hairs in the axils of the leaf bases. Small-leaf dandelions are distributed in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Xinjiang in mainland China. They grow at an altitude of 3,000 to 3,700 meters, mostly in floodplain meadows or depressions.

3. Dandelion with hairy leaves:

Perennial herb. The root neck of hairy-leaf dandelion is covered with a large number of dark brown remaining leaf bases, and there are brown wrinkled hairs on the axils of the leaf bases. Hairy-leaf dandelions are produced in Xinjiang (Tashkorgan) and are also distributed in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.

4. Dandelion:

Distributed in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Xinjiang in mainland China. It grows in areas with an altitude of 3000 to 3700 meters, mostly in river valleys. Meadows, alpine grasslands and lowlands have not yet been artificially introduced and cultivated. The root neck of Onion dandelion is covered with dark brown remaining leaf bases, and there are a few brown fine hairs in the axils of the leaf bases.

5. Red-horned dandelion:

Distributed in Pakistan, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Xinjiang in mainland China. It grows in areas with an altitude of 3,000 meters. It generally grows in In river valley meadows or depressions, it has not yet been artificially introduced and cultivated. The root neck of red horned dandelion is covered with brown remaining leaf bases, and there are sparse fine hairs on the axils of the leaf bases.