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Taraxacum zealandicum
Taraxacum zealandicum, also known as the New Zealand dandelion and the native dandelion (in New Zealand), is a perennial species of dandelion. The species is endemic to New Zealand. It has linear to oblong, usually dentate basal leaves and a hollow stem that can grow up to thirty centimeters. The species also has ribbed clavate-fusiform achenes with a slender beak and white pappus. The flower was first described in 1907.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Taraxacum zealandicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
