Taraxacum
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Taraxacum campylodes - dandelion
See also: taraxacum
Translingual
Etymology
From Medieval Latin taraxacum, from Arabic طَرَخْشَقُون (ṭaraḵšaqūn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Taraxacum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – dandelions and related plants.
Usage notes
- The taxonomy of Taraxacum is unsettled.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Cichorioideae - subfamily; Cichorieae - tribe; Crepidinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion) - type species; Taraxacum campylodes - selected other species; for others see the various lists under References.
References
Taraxacum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Taraxacum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Taraxacum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Taraxacum at USDA Plants database
- Taraxacum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Taraxacum at The Plant List
