Asteraceae FAMILY

Taraxacum mongolicum

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Taraxacum mongolicum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - China..

HabitatVillage outskirts, embankments and damp roadsides[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ].