Asteraceae from Mongolia

[ruweiss]

Can anybody help me with the identification of this plant?
The seed was collected in Mongolia.

[Chuck]

Flowers look kind of like Taraxacum. But I am not sure.

[ruweiss]

Thank you Chuck,
Taraxacum was also my first thought, but I am not quite sure.
Hope for an exact identification some time.

[Afloden]

Mt first thought was Taraxacum as well, but there is the FOC key; <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=20701> you can attempt to use to get it to genus. It may be one of those many other lactiferous Asters. If it has hollow scapes it should be Taraxacum.

 If the image route is easier then search online for the recent Flora of Mongolia. It has a large list of Taraxacum, some of which have images you can look at.

 Aaron

[ruweiss]

Aaron, thank you for the good advice. I will try to identify the plants
by the recommended keys.

[Kovacs Pal]

I have a similar plant, Taraxacum pamiricum