EPPO Global Database

Taraxacum kok-saghyz(TARKS)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: TARKS
  • Preferred name: Taraxacum kok-saghyz
  • Authority: Rodin

Notes

Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kirgizia), China (northwest), Mongolia. Used in former USSR as a substitute for rubber


Common names
Name Language
Russian dandelion English
Kautschukkuhblume German
pissenlit à caoutchouc French
gummimaskros Swedish
одуванчик кок-сагыз Russian
xiàng jiāo cǎo Chinese
橡胶草 Chinese