Taraxacum farinosum, common name in Turkish cırtlık, is a type of perennial dandelion that grows between 800 and 1200 m on salty soils in central Turkey. It is herbaceous halophyte plant up to 5–15 cm tall.[1] Irano-Turanian Region or Iran-Turan Plant Geography Region element.[2]

Taraxacum farinosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Taraxacum
Species:
T. farinosum
Binomial name
Taraxacum farinosum

References

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  1. ^ Toprak Gübre ve Su Kaynakları Merkez Araştırma Enstitüsü Archived 2012-01-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
  2. ^ Chedly Abdelly, Münir Öztürk, Mohammed Ashraf & Claude Grignon (2008), Biosaline Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance