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Taraxacum farinosum

Taraxacum farinosum is a perennial dandelion relative native to central Türkiye, growing on salty soils at 800 to 1200 m. It is a small halophyte, only 5 to 15 cm tall, so it suits saline, well-drained sites rather than rich garden soil.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings, since it is adapted to dry, salty ground.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, well-drained soil with some salinity or mineral content.
Temperature
Tolerates cold winters and hot dry summers typical of central Anatolia; protect from waterlogging rather than frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Türkiye
Climate
temperate

About

Taraxacum farinosum, common name in Turkish cırtlık, is a type of perennial dandelion that grows between 800 and 1200 m on salty soils in central Turkey. It is herbaceous halophyte plant up to 5–15 cm tall. Irano-Turanian Region or Iran-Turan Plant Geography Region element.

Other Taraxacum plants

Japanese dandelion · Taraxacum mirabile · Mongolian Dandelion · Common dandelion · Dandelion

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Taraxacum farinosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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