Dudhi / Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Taraxacum officinale
- Genus
- Taraxacum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- High elevations
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Assam
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Asteraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Dudhi, Baran, dudal
- Nepali
- टुकी फूल
- Bengali
- Pitachumki
- Telugu
- Patri
- Kannada
- Kaadu shaavanthi
- Malayalam
- Dugddhapheni, ദുഗ്ധഫേനി, Taraxacum officinale
About Dudhi
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a herb belonging to the Asteraceae family (Daisy/Sunflower family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, capitulum (head) flower clusters, achene with pappus fruit. It is typically found in high elevations. It is native to Tropical America. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Dudhi belongs to the Asteraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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