Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Synonym(s) : Chondrilla taraxacum (L.) Stokes; Leontodon taraxacum L.; Leontodon taraxacum var. vulgare Benth.; Leontodon vulgaris Lam.; Taraxacum dens-leonis Desf.; Taraxacum officinale subsp. vulgare Schinz & R.Keller; Taraxacum vulgare Schrank
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Taraxacum campylodes G.E.Haglund
  • Common name : Common dandelion, Dandelion
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pitachumki (Bengali)
    • Hand, Handri (Kashmiri)
    • Dudhi, Baran, Dudal, Dudh-batthal, Dudhal (Hindi)
    • Kaadu shaavanthi (Kannada)
    • Han (Ladakhi)
    • Dugddhapheni (Malayalam)
    • Dugdhapheni, Lootari, Payasvini (Sanskrit)
    • Patri (Telugu)
    • Bathur (Urdu)
    • Tukee Phool, Dudhe Jhaar, Karnaphuli, Phulee Jhaar, Tuknu (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Often in damp low places, lawns, roadsides, waste grounds, disturbed banks and shores; 0 - 2000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Introduced in India. Dandelion has been used in herbal medicine in an attempt to treat infections, bile and liver problems, and as a diuretic.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district, The Nilgiri district, Salem district, Theni district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Introduced nearly worldwide
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 2.
    • Matthew 1983
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 163
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Taraxacum officinale. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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