Taraxacum bessarabicum

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 8-17 cm tall. The leaves tend to lie along the ground. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 8-18 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. There can be teeth or lobes along the edge. The flower heads are 1-2 cm wide.

There are 50-60 Taraxacum species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in wet, salty meadows and pastures between 400-2,000 m above sea level in north China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Armenia, Asia, Caucasus, Central Asia, China, Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan

How it is used for food

The flowers are eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are used to make a tea. The young leaves are fried.

It is sold in local markets.

Edible parts

Flowers, leaves, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Khatutik, Radika

Synonyms

Leontodon bessarabicum Hornem.;