Asteraceae FAMILY

Taraxacum kok-saghyz

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Taraxacum kok-saghyz is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.25 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Europe to W. Asia - Turkistan.

HabitatHigh mountain regions, usually on light loamy meadow soils[ 110 Title Rubber: Botany, Cultivation and Utilization. Publication Author Polhamus. L. G. Publisher Leonard Hill; London. Year 1962 ISBN Description A lot of information on rubber production. It also looks at the major rubber producing plants and some of the less well known ones, though not in great detail. It deals mainly with tropical plants with a small section on temperate plants. ].