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Taraxacum dissectum

(Ledeb.) Ledeb.

Xicoina

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(c) Kherlenchimeg Nyamsuren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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(c) Kherlenchimeg Nyamsuren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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(c) Kherlenchimeg Nyamsuren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Description

An herb in the daisy family found in Mediterranean climate regions.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten in salads.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are eaten in salads.

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Distribution

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Where It Grows

Andorra, Asia, Europe, Mongolia, Spain,

Synonyms

Leontodon dissectus Ledeb.Taraxacum baicalense Schischk.Taraxacum haneltii Soest.- possibly now an accepted name.

References (1)

  • Rigat, M et al, 2009, Ethnobotany of Food Plants in the High River Ter Valley (Pyrenees, catalonia, Iberian Peninsula): Non-Crop Food Vascular Plants and Crop Food Plants with medicinal Properties. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 48:303-327

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