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Common dandelion. Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale. The common dandelion is a most familiar flower: counting down the 'clock', while blowing the fluffy seeds from its head, is a favourite childhood game. Dandelions are an important early source of food for pollinators - so let them grow!
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Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, [6] is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae (syn. Compositae). The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of many silver-tufted fruits that disperse in the wind .
The common dandelion is a most familiar flower: counting down the 'clock', while blowing the fluffy seeds from its head, is a favourite childhood game. Dandelions are an important early source of food for pollinators - so let them grow!
The common dandelion is a most familiar flower: counting down the 'clock', while blowing the fluffy seeds from its head, is a favourite childhood game. Dandelions are an important early source of food for pollinators - so let them grow!
The common dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, is a flowering plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. Dandelions are native to Europe and Asia, but they've spread worldwide. Every part of the dandelion is edible: roots, leaves, and flowers. The name "dandelion" is derived from the French "dent-de-lion," meaning lion's tooth, referring to the ...
Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) is a common wildflower and garden ' weed ' with bright yellow flowers and long, toothed green leaves. After flowering, fluffy seedheads known as 'dandelion clocks' develop. It's a fantastic wildlife plant – its flowers are 'composite', meaning they comprise lots of individual florets, each with its own store ...
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The most common variety of dandelion is known as the taraxacum officinale, while the word dandelion is from the French dent-de-lion which means lion’s tooth. There is another variety called taraxacum erythrospermum, distinguishable only by the red tint on the stem of the seeds and the triangle shape of their leaves.
