Taraxacum japonicum is a species of dandelion that grows in Japan.[1]

Taraxacum japonicum
A Taraxacum japonicum flower head.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Cichorieae
Genus:	Taraxacum
Species:	T. japonicum
Binomial name
Taraxacum japonicum Koidz.

Images

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  The bud of Taraxacum japonicum Koidz. No ring of smallish, downward-turned bracts under the flower head.
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  The length of outside bracteoles is about 1/3 of the length of inside bracteoles
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  Head in full bloom. A Taraxacum japonicum flower has fewer florets than that of Taraxacum officinale.

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