SectionsNaevosaM. P. Chr.,CroceaM. P. Chr. andMacrodontaM. P. Chr. are reduced to subsectional rank in sectionSpectabiliaDahlst. of the genusTaraxacum.SectionArcticaDahlst. (sectionLaevia(Hand.‐Mazz.) Schischk.) is enlarged by including sectionsGlabraDahlst.,AntarcticaHand.‐Mazz. andPacherav. Soest.Taraxacum gurglenseA. J. Richards andT. unicoloratumA. J. Richards (sectionAlpestriav. Soest),T. concucullatumA. J. Richards (sectionCucullatav. Soest) andT. venticolaA. J. Richards (sectionVulgariaDahlst.) are described as new agamospecies from the Alps; andT. calcifhilumA. J. Richards&J. L. van Soest (sectionOrientaliaHand.‐Mazz.),T. nigricornisA. J. Richards (sectionMacrocomutav. Soest) andT. breviscapumA. J. Richards (sectionErythrocarpaHand.‐Mazz.) are described as new agamospecies from Afgh