1, dandelion

Taraxacum asiaticum is a perennial herb of Taraxacum in Compositae, with dark brown residual leaves at the root and neck, linear or narrowly lanceolate leaves, yellow and ligulate flowers, thin white and deep purple stripes on the back of the marginal tongue, pale yellow or dark green stigma, and flowering from April to September. It is produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Hubei, Sichuan and other provinces, and is born on the edge of meadows, river beaches or woodlands. It is also distributed in Russia and Mongolia.

2. Red dandelion

The root and neck of Taraxacum rubrum are covered with brown leaves, and there are sparse fine hairs in the axils of the leaves. The upper part of the ligulate flower is white and the lower part is yellow. It is distributed in Pakistan, Russian, Iranian, Kazakh, Afghan and Xinjiang in Chinese mainland, and grows at an altitude of 3,000 meters. Generally born in valley meadows or depressions, it has not been artificially introduced and cultivated.

3. Taraxacum albiflora

The root and neck of Taraxacum albiflora are covered with a large number of dark brown leaves, and the tongue-shaped flowers are usually white, and the flowering and fruiting period is from June to August. Produced in western Gansu (Aksai), Qinghai, Xinjiang, Tibet and other provinces, at an altitude of 2500 ~ 6000 meters. It is distributed in wet grassland, valley, floodplain grassland and swamp meadow on hillside, and also in northwest India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and other countries.

4. Taraxacum bifurcation

Dandelion's roots and neck are covered with a small amount of dark brown leaves, and there is a small amount of brown bending pilose in the axils of leaves. The leaves are oblong or rectangular, the tongue-shaped flowers are yellow and the corolla is hairless. The flowering and fruiting period is from June to August. Xinjiang, which is distributed in Kazakstan, Russian and Chinese mainland, grows between 365,438+000 meters and 3,800 meters above sea level, and is mostly distributed in valley meadows and low mountain grasslands.

5.dandelion floret

Small dandelion leaves are oblanceolate, the whole plant or the big head is pinnately divided, with yellow tongue-shaped flowers, purple stripes on the back of the marginal tongue, yellow style and stigma, and achenes are light orange to brown. Produced in Shanxi (Wutai Mountain), Qinghai, western Sichuan, northwest Yunnan, Tibet and other places. Born in marshland, beach meadow and hillside grassland at an altitude of1500-4500m, it is also distributed in Bhutan, northwest India and northern Pakistan.

6. China dandelion

Dandelion, also known as dandelion, has brown residual leaf bases on its roots and neck, and its leaves are obovate-lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, with yellow tongue-shaped flowers and fine white flowers. The flowering and fruiting period is from June to August. It is distributed in Mongolia, Russia and Chinese mainland's Sichuan, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Gansu, Heilongjiang and other places. It grows in areas from 300 meters to 2900 meters above sea level, and generally grows in slightly wet saline-alkali land, Yuan Ye and gravel land. At present, it has not been artificially introduced and cultivated.

7. Taraxacum angustifolia

Taraxacum angustifolia, also known as Taraxacum crassifolia, is a perennial herb of Taraxacum in Compositae. Its roots and neck are densely covered with dark brown leaves, and there are a few dark brown hairs in the axils of the leaves. It is distributed in Kazakhstan, Europe, Iran, Mongolia and Xinjiang, Chinese mainland, and grows at an altitude of 420 meters to 65,438+0,430 meters. It often grows in saline-alkali land, farmland water surface, floodplain meadow or roadside, and has not been artificially introduced yet.

8. Taraxacum northeast

Dandelion in Northeast China is a perennial herb of Taraxacum in Compositae, with oblanceolate leaves, sparse hairs on both sides, and sparse hairs under the head, with yellow and tongue-shaped flowers. Roadsides along hillsides in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shan Ye or low-altitude areas are also distributed in North Korea and the Russian Far East.

9.Taraxacum heterobracteatum

Taraxacum heterobracteatum is a unique plant in China and has strong ecological adaptability. It can grow in humid environment and slightly salty soil, and is generally born in Yuan Ye, a humid grassland, near the roadside or forest edge. It is distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang and other places in Chinese mainland. It grows in areas from 0/50 meters to 900 meters above sea level/kloc-,mostly on roadsides or wetlands. At present, it has not been artificially introduced and cultivated.