Taraxacum algarbiense

Dandelion species

Taraxacum algarbiense

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Asterales
Family:  | Asteraceae
Genus:  | Taraxacum
Species:  |

T. algarbiense

Binomial name
Taraxacum algarbiense

Soest

Taraxacum algarbiense is a species of dandelion endemic to the Monchique range in Portugal.[1][2] It belongs to sect. Celtica.[3]

## Description

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Taraxacum algarbiense is similar to Taraxacum triforme, and sometimes included in it,[3][4] but it differs in the length of the terminal lobe of the leaves. In T. algarviense, this lobe is 1/3 or less of the total length of the leaf, while in T. triforme it amounts to 1/2 to 2/3 of the leaf.[5] T. algarviense is also more glabrescent and has shorter scapes.[4]

Records of Taraxacum algarbiense from Serra da Estrela refer to Taraxacum estrelense, a larger species.[6]

## Etymology

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It is named after the Algarve, the region of Portugal where it grows.

## References

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1. ^ Soest, J.L. van (1948). "Sur quelques Taraxaca et Hieracia de Portugal". Agron. Lusit. 10: 6–23.
2. ^ "Taraxacum algarbiense Soest | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
3. ^ a b Galán de Mera, A. (2017). "49. Taraxacum F.H. Wigg. [nom. cons.]". In Talavera, S.; Buira, A.; Quintanar, A.; García, M.Á.; Talavera, M.; Fernández Piedra, P.; Aedo, C. (eds.). Flora Iberica: Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XVI(II). Compositae (partim). Madrid: Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC. pp. 963–1062. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
4. ^ a b Vila-Viçosa, C.; Arsénio, P. (2021). "Vegetação do Sudoeste Português". In Capelo, J.; Aguiar, C. (eds.). A Vegetação de Portugal (PDF). Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, Lisboa Capital Verde Europeia 2020. pp. 963–1062. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
5. ^ Soest, J.L. van (1951). "Sur quelques Taraxaca du Portugal". Agron. Lusit. 13 (1): 67–76.
6. ^ Galán de Mera, A.; Vicente Orellana, J. A. (2008). "A new species of Taraxacum sect. Celtica (Asteraceae) from the Portuguese mountains". Nordic Journal of Botany. 26: 361–363\. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2008.00275.x.

Taxon identifiers

Taraxacum algarbiense|

* Wikidata: Q18985385
* CoL: 7BL7J
* EoL: 6212476
* GBIF: 5699400
* iNaturalist: 425168
* Plant List: gcc-47082
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:252683-1
* WFO: wfo-0000090798
* WoRMS: 1094038

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