Taraxacum wuqiaense (Asteraceae), a New Species from Xinjiang, China

Taraxacum wuqiaense L.Q. Zhao & Aogan sp. nova (Asteraceae) from Xinjiang, China, is described from and illustrated. It morphologically resembles T. syrtorum but differs from it especially in the tubular (vs. ligulate) florets, petiole margin that is sometimes sparsely pilose (vs. glabrous), and sparsely ciliate (vs. densely arachnoid) margin of the outer phyllaries.