Dandelion, also known as Huanghuadiding, Popoding, Huahualang, etc., is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Dandelion in the Asteraceae family. It has flower heads and seeds with pompoms made of white pappus. After the flowers bloom, they The wind blows to new places and breeds new life. Common ones include alkaline dandelion, northeastern dandelion, heterobracted dandelion, etc. Let’s take a look at a complete picture of dandelion types!

Dandelion

Dandelion root is conical, with a brown surface and wrinkled surface. The leaf edges sometimes have wavy teeth or deep pinnate lobes. The base gradually narrows into a petiole. The petiole and main veins are often reddish-purple. The upper part of the scape is purple-red and dense. It is covered with cobweb-like white villous hairs, inflorescence capitulum, bell-shaped involucre, dark brown achenes, long white pappus, and the flowering and fruiting period is from April to October. Distributed in Northeast China, North China, East China, Central China, Southwest China, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai and other places, it is widely grown on hillside grasslands, roadsides, fields and river beaches in medium and low altitude areas.

Chinese dandelion

Chinese dandelion is also called alkaline dandelion. There are brown remaining leaf bases on the root and neck. The leaves are obovate-lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, and the ray-shaped flowers are yellow. Thin white, flowering and fruiting period from June to August. Distributed in Mongolia, Russia and mainland China's Sichuan, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Shanxi, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Gansu, Heilongjiang and other places, growing in areas with an altitude of 300 meters to 2900 meters, generally growing in slightly It has not yet been artificially introduced and cultivated in humid saline-alkali lands, fields and gravels.

Narrow-bracted dandelion

Narrow-bracted dandelion, also known as thick-leafed dandelion, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Taraxacum of the Asteraceae family. The root and neck are densely covered with dark brown remaining leaf bases, and there are thorns in the axils of the leaf bases. A small amount of dark brown fine hairs are distributed in Kazakhstan, Europe, Iran, Mongolia and Xinjiang in mainland China. They grow in areas with an altitude of 420 meters to 1430 meters. They often grow in saline-alkali land, farmland waterside, river floodplain meadows or roadsides. , has not yet been artificially introduced and cultivated.

Northeastern dandelion

Northeastern dandelion is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Taraxacum of the Asteraceae family. Its leaves are oblanceolate, sparsely pubescent on both sides, and there are many scapes, flower heads, and sparse flowers below. Downy, ligulate flowers, yellow. Produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning. It grows in mountains and hillsides in low-altitude areas. It is also distributed in North Korea and the Russian Far East.

Taradelion heterophylla

Taradelion heterophylla is a unique plant in China. It has strong ecological adaptability and can grow in humid environments and slightly saline-alkaline soil. It is generally grown in In moist grasslands, roadsides or near forest edges. Distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang and other places in mainland China, it grows in areas with an altitude of 150 meters to 900 meters. It mostly grows on roadsides or wetlands. It has not yet been artificially introduced and cultivated.

Asian dandelion

Asian dandelion is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family, with dark brown remaining leaf bases on the root and neck. The leaves are linear or narrowly lanceolate, and the ray-like flowers are yellow. Thin white, with dark purple stripes on the back of the edge of the flower tongue, and light yellow or dark green stigmas. The flowering and fruiting period is from April to September. Produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Hubei, Sichuan and other provinces and regions. It grows in meadows, riverbanks or woodland edges. It is also distributed in Russia and Mongolia.

Red-horned Dandelion

The root and neck of Red-horned Dandelion are covered with brown leaves, and the leaf bases are sparsely hairy in the axils. The upper part of the tongue-shaped flower is white and the lower part is yellow. It is distributed in Pakistan, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Xinjiang in mainland China. It grows in areas with an altitude of 3,000 meters. It usually grows in river valley meadows or depressions. It has not yet been artificially introduced and cultivated.

White-flowered Dandelion

The root and neck of White-flowered Dandelion are covered with a large number of dark brown remaining leaves. The base leaves are linear-lanceolate. The tongue-shaped flowers are usually white. The flowering and fruiting period is from June to August. Produced in western Gansu (Aksei), Qinghai, Xinjiang, Tibet and other provinces and regions. It grows in humid grasslands, valleys, riverbank grasslands and swamp meadows on hillsides at an altitude of 2,500 to 6,000 meters, in northwest India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, etc. It is also distributed in the country.

Deep-lobed dandelion

The root neck of deep-lobed dandelion is covered with a small amount of dark brown remaining leaf base. There is a small amount of brown curved pubescence in the leaf base axils. The leaves are oblong or oblong in shape. Linear, tongue-shaped flowers are yellow, the corolla is hairless, and the flowering and fruiting period is from June to August. Distributed in Kazakhstan, Russia and Xinjiang in mainland China, it grows in areas with an altitude of 3100 meters to 3800 meters, mostly in river valley meadows and low mountain grasslands.

Little-flowered Dandelion

Small-flowered Dandelion leaves are oblanceolate, with entire edges or large heads, pinnately semi-lobed or deeply lobed, with yellow tongue-shaped flowers and purple stripes on the back of the edge of the tongue. Styles and stigmas are yellow, and achenes are light orange to brown. Produced in Shanxi (Wutai Mountain), Qinghai, western Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan and Tibet. It grows in swamps, riverbank meadows and hillside grasslands at an altitude of 1500-4500 meters. It is also distributed in Bhutan, northwestern India and northern Pakistan.