Taraxacum hybernum
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Taraxacum hybernum 1.jpg
| genus = Taraxacum
| species = hybernum
| authority = Steven
| synonyms = Taraxacum pobedimoviae Schischk.
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Taraxacum hybernum, also known as krim-saghyz, or Autumn dandelion, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.{{Cite web |title=Taraxacum hybernum PFAF Plant Database |url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Taraxacum+hybernum |access-date=2021-08-08 |website=pfaf.org }}{{Cite journal |last=Kobiv |first=Yuriy |date=January 2004 |title=Dictionary of Ukrainian scientific and vernacular names for vascular plants |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316734821 |journal=ResearchGate }} In dry spring it produces only a rosette of leaves. In the wild, it blooms in spring or autumn, depending on moisture conditions, as a cultivated plant it has been reported to have two flowerings in one season.{{Cite web |year=1934 |title=КРЫМ-САГЫЗ |url=https://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/agriculture/1553/%D0%9A%D0%A0%D0%AB%D0%9C |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Сельскохозяйственный словарь-справочник |language=ru |via=Словари и энциклопедии на Академике}}
Distribution
Uses
It has been researched in the Soviet Union as a source of latex for rubber production, with "very good results" and 800ha worth of plantations in both North Caucasus and South Caucasus (as of 1934).
See also
References
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Category:Flora of the Crimean Peninsula
Category:Flora of European Turkey
Category:Plants described in 1856
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