Taraxacum atrans
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Taraxacum |
| Species: | T. atrans
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| Binomial name | |
| Taraxacum atrans | |
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Taraxacum pamiricum Schischk. | |
Taraxacum atrans is a species of terrestrial,[1] perennial,[2] herb[3] in the family Asteraceae native to the region from central Asia to Mongolia and West Himalaya.[2]
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Taraxacum atrans is a terrestrial,[1] perennial,[2] 6–10 cm tall[4] herb[3] with slender roots.[5] The rosulate,[6] glabrous, oblanceolate,[7] undivided leaves[5] with glabrous, pale green, winged or unwinged petioles[7] are 2–8 cm long, and 3–12 mm wide.[5]
Generative characteristics
The solitary to few[5] brown to green scapes[7] with arachnoid hairs below the capitulum are almost as long as the leaves.[5][7] The yellow capitulum is 1.5–2 cm wide.[7] The florets are light yellow.[5] Pollen is rarely produced, but if present, the grains are irregularly sized.[7] The achenes are yellowish-brown.[5] The yellowish white pappus is 5.5–6 mm long.[4]
Taxonomy
It was described by Boris Konstantinovich Schischkin in 1964.[5][2] It has one synonym: Taraxacum pamiricum Schischk.[1][2][8] However, it was remarked that it is difficult to compare Taraxacum atrans to other taxa, because the type specimen does not posses achenes and the description of the achenes in the original publication may refer to unripe achenes or to achenes from another species.[7]
Etymology
The specific epithet atrans means darkening.[9]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Tadzhikistan,[2] Pakistan, and India,[8] where it occurs in alpine pastures,[10] stony slopes, gravel beds,[5] and alpine salt-marshes.[11]
Cultivation
It can be cultivated in moist[12] or well drained,[6] gravelly,[6][12] humus-rich soil under bright conditions.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e Taraxacum atrans Schischk. (n.d.). Global Compositae Database (GCD). Retrieved August 4, 2025, from https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1115088#sources
- ^ a b c d e f Taraxacum atrans Schischk. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved August 3, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:252810-1
- ^ a b Taraxacum atrans Schischk. (n.d.-b). Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved August 4, 2025, from https://eol.org/pages/6212612
- ^ a b Taraxacum pamiricum. (n.d.). Cichorieae Portal. Retrieved August 4, 2025, from https://cichorieae.e-taxonomy.net/portal/cdm_dataportal/taxon/728bfcb4-ad15-4a24-a16b-a15633228c9e
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Botanicheskiĭ institut (Akademii︠a︡ nauk SSSR), Mifal tirgume ha-mada ha-Yisreeli., & Smithsonian Libraries. (1968). Flora of the U.S.S.R (Vol. 29, p. 502). Israel Program for Scientific Translations. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30063646
- ^ a b c Taraxacum pamiricum. (2016, December 12). Gebirgspflanzen Für Ihren Steingarten - Flora Montana. Retrieved August 4, 2025, from https://www.floramontana.de/pflanzen/s-t/detail/taraxacum-pamiricum.html
- ^ a b c d e f g Taraxacum atrans. (n.d.). Cichorieae Portal. Retrieved August 6, 2025, from https://cichorieae.e-taxonomy.net/portal/cdm_dataportal/taxon/e7fe732b-542b-41fb-866a-ba9f8f722e51
- ^ a b Taraxacum atrans Schischk. (n.d.-c). Catalogue of Life. Retrieved August 4, 2025, from https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7BL7V
- ^ Jacobs, S. W. L. (1992). New species, lectotypes and synonyms of Australasian Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae). Telopea, 4(4), 635-641.
- ^ Nowak, A., Nobis, M., Nowak, S., Nobis, A., Wróbel, A., Swierszcz, S., ... & Kusza, G. (2020). Illustrated flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas. p. 37. Polish Academy of Sciences, Botanical Garden Center for Biological Diversity Conservation and Polish Botanical Society.
- ^ Nowak, A., Nowak, S., Nobis, M. (2020). The Pamir-Alai Mountains (Middle Asia: Tajikistan). In: Noroozi, J. (eds) Plant Biogeography and Vegetation of High Mountains of Central and South-West Asia. Plant and Vegetation, vol 17. Springer, Cham.
- ^ a b c Slabý, P. (n.d.). Taraxacum atrans Schischk. Rock Garden Plants Database. Retrieved August 4, 2025, from https://flora.kadel.cz/cb/kvCard22140.html