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Nomenclature

Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F.H. Wigg.   Asteraceae  
Syn. Taraxacum dens-leonis Desf.; Taraxacum vulgare (Lam.) Schrank  
Standardized common name (English): dandelion

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org[1]

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

Source: PlantaPhile[2]	Source: PlantaPhile[3]

Microscopic Characteristics

Anastomosing laticiferous vessels observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[4]	Collapsed trichome from the crown of the root observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[5]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

1. ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100013664
2. ↑ PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
3. ↑ PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
4. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
5. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com