Asteraceae

Taraxacum purpureipetiolatum VAN SOEST

Taraxacum purpureipetiolatum VAN SOEST

T. purpureipetiolatum van Soest in Acta Bot. Neerl. 9:310, f. 7 (1960). Leaves greyish-green, glabrous; petioles and central nerves wine-red; side lobes acute, often retroverse; terminal lobe elongate-sagittate, often with incisions, ± acute. Scapes ± glabrous. Involucre with ovate outer phyllaries; these adpressed or with recurved tips, often reddish. Stigmas blackish. Achenes straw-coloured, relatively small (4 mm, incl. 1 mm cone). Fl. 5-7. Damp pasture, flushes, 1720-2700 m. Type: Iran, Khorasan: Montes Hazar Masdjid, 8-9 vi 1948, K.H.&F. Rechinger 5086 p.p. (holo. W!). S.E. Anatolia. B8 Siirt: Mt. Meleto (Meretug Da.), 2200-2700 m, Hand.-Mazz. 2859! B9 Bitlis: 4 km S. of Ahlat, 1720 m, D. 43342! Van: d. Çatak, Kavuşşahap Da., 2700 m, D. 23062! Iran. Ir.-Tur. element.