Taraxacum sect. Palustria (Compositae) in the Iberian Peninsula

Abstract

After detecting new records for Taraxacum sect. Palustria (Compositae) , a first taxonomical revision of this section is provided for the Iberian Peninsula. Four taxa, T. aginnense, T. ciliare, T. litophyllum and T. raii , are recognized, of which T. aginnense and T. raii are new for the Iberian flora. From each one of them, its morphological description, geographical, ecological and phenological data, and conservation status are presented. In addition, an identification key, as well as several images showing the main morphological characters are given. This work also includes comments on T. mediterraneum group ( T. sect. Erythrocarpa ) because its morphological similitude and ecological affinities with Iberian plants of T. sect. Palustria .