Taraxacum albidum
is a common perennial herb inhabiting residential districts; leaves
15-20cm in length, 3-7cm in width, lanceolate, middle-deeply cleft
in a pinnate way. The leaves and involucres are light green, and the
leaf veins are white. Flower stalks grow to 30-40cm in height to set
single 4cm-across white head flowers on top of them. The involucres
measure about 2cm in length; outer involucral brats are ovate
long-oblong or ovate, shorter than inner involucral bracts. On their
tops, there is one each of prominent horn-like protuberances. Bloom
time: April-May. |