"Tarax" derived from "taraxacum", the Latin name for the dandelion. Carl Linnaeus named the species "Leontodon taraxacum" in 1753. The larvae are polyphagous on low-growing plants, including "Taraxacum", "Senecio", "Plantago" and "Lactuca" species. Two of the 24 types of "Taraxacum" found here are "practically unique to the Burren". A typical "r" species is the dandelion (genus "Taraxacum"). It is often considered as a variety of "Taraxacum laevigatum" (i.e., "Taraxacum laevigatum" var. "Nardus stricta" (Matgrass), "Hieracium" (hawkweeds) and "Taraxacum" (dandelions). Achenes are distributed by the wind, much like those of the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). "Taraxacum albidum" is a cross between "T. coreanum" and "Taraxacum japonicum". Fossil seeds of "Taraxacum tanaiticum" have been recorded from the Pliocene of southern Russia. After Taraxacum was put to rest, Tobias formed Everleaf. This species is very similar to, and often mistaken for, the common dandelion, "Taraxacum officinale". Taraxacum albidum is a species of dandelion that grows in eastern Eurasia. Taraxacum japonicum is a species of dandelion that grows in Japan. Taraxacum platycarpum, also called Korean dandelion, is a species of dandelion that grows in Korea.