Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Genus Taraxacum | Order Asterales Tribe Cichorieae Rank Species | |
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Taraxacum aphrogenes, Paphos dandelion is a perennial, lactiferous, rosulate, hairless herb, up to 12 cm high. Leaves all in rosette, simple, divided almost to midrib, into unequal, bluntish, suborbicular lobes, fleshy, oblong, 3-8 x 0.3-2 cm. Flowers in capitula, with yellow, ligulate florets. Flowers October-December in advance of the leaves. Fruit a pappose achene.
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Habitat
Rock and sandy soils by the coastline.
Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus, it is restricted to the Paphos District where it is locally common, especially at Akamas from Ayios Yeorgios Peyias to Karavopetres: Erimites. Also at Kato Paphos, Yeroskipou and Petra tou Romiou.
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