Dandelions
Dandelions are one of the most familiar and most easily recognized weeds.
Dandelion flower and clock time-lapse
The Dandelion is considered a garden weed yet I think they are rather beautiful, especially when you see the flowers and seed head opening in time-lapse.
Dandelion
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[Eng. form of Fr.,=lion's tooth], any plant of the genus Taraxacum of the family Asteraceae (aster family), perennial herbs of wide distribution in temperate regions.
Dandelion juice is obtained from hashed and pressed dandelions. If it's consumed immediately and in high quantities, the juice has a remarkable effect over the blood, by purifying it and enriching it with iron.
Lore: Dandelion was intentionally introduced to this country by early settlers because of its value as a tonic.
Additional Comments: Dandelion was first mentioned in Chinese herbals as late as the 7th century, and in Europe it first appears in the Ortus Sanitatis of 1485. It was used by the Arabian physicians of the 10th and 11th centuries.
Dandelion
Dandelion information
Dandelion - Taraxacum officinalis (in the Asteraceae or Aster family) ...
Dandelion
Taraxum officinale
MEDICINAL: Dandelion benefits all functions of the liver. It clears obstructions (such as stones) and detoxifies poisons that gather in the liver, spleen, and gall bladder. It will also promote healthy circulation.
Dandelion Greens
Refers to the leaves of the Dandelion plant, which are considered a weed in the United States, but are actually one of the most vitamin rich foods available. Mature leaves have a very bitter taste, but younger leaves are milder.
Dandelion Subfamily
Notice how the flowers and seedheads of each plant resembles the dandelion.
Dandelion. Good nectar plant for butterflies.
Datura arbora. Angel's Trumpet. A Native of Peru and Chile. Large shrub growing to 10 feet high, in various colors, with large, hairy leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers.
Dandelions brighten a spring wildflower meadow where they can grow without offending anyone and incurring fatal doses of toxic compounds.
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Dandelion greens are more popular in Europe than in this country. Several dandelion varieties have been developed in Europe to produce larger and curlier leaves. 'Montmagny' is one such variety available in this country.
Dandelion, Gentian and Valerian for some reason have survived and the Homeopaths use many more, but such useful plants as Agrimony, Slippery Elm, Horehound, Bistort, Poplar, Bur Marigold, Wood Betony, Wood Sanicle, Wild Carrot, Raspberry leaves, ...
Dandelion: History and Culture
The versatile dandelion is more than just a weed.
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Dandelion pollen
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Like dandelion, chicory has been grown since ancient times as a pot herb. Until recently, chicory seems to have enjoyed limited use in the American cuisine, except for areas with a large ethnic population from southern Europe.
Pale Mountain Dandelion
Agoseris glauca
Several leafless stalks, each with a yellow flower head at the top, grown from a basal cluster of leaves. Sap milky.
The slender Desert Dandelion inhabits the drier, sandy, rocky areas of the Four Corners. The short, lobed, basal leaves are diagnostic even before the flower emerges.
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common dandelion Taraxacum officinale
common duckweed Lemna minor
common filbert; European hazel Corylus avellana
common foxglove Digitalis purpurea
common guava Psidium guajava
common halogeton Halogeton glomeratus
common lilac Syringa vulgaris ...
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
Daylily (Hemerocallis species)
Deadly nightshade, belladonna (Atropa belladonna)
Desert rose, kudu (Adenium obesum)
Deutzia (Deutzia species) ...
capitulum (head) is formed, as in dandelion, daisy and other composite plants (fig. 2), also in scabious (fig. 9) and teazel.
Field Marks: This dwarf-dandelion has basal leaves, thread-like stems, and 9 or more bracts that subtend each head and are turned downward. It is the only annual species of Krigia that has slender bristles at the tip of the achene.
This is especially important where vigorous perennial weeds, such as nettles, docks and dandelions, are present in large numbers.
Dig or rotovate the soil, then firm and rake to make a seedbed as for a new lawn.
It is a difficult matter to keep a lawn free from Dandelions. Spudding down to a considerable depth still leaves some of the tap-root in the ground. Later a new rosette of leaves occupies the position of the old one.
Easily dismissed as "Another plant that looks like a Dandelion". However, closer inspection will reveal many differences. The leaves are in a rosette, from which is produced a branched flowering stalk.
So, we always remove every trace of the needles each spring with a spring tooth rake or sometimes a dandelion rake will do better work. Then we top dress the bare spots, using plenty of lawn fertilizer, and sow with the shady lawn mixture.
This looks a rather like a high budget dandelion. It has orange, multi-petalled, flowers that are somewhat quilled. There is a golden eye at the centre. The flower colour varies slightly from plant to plant.
Fruit: Tufted, fluffy achenes (dandelion-like) with angled or ribbed sides, light brown, dried flower parts are persistent after seeds have dispersed.
Twig: Young twigs are slender, round, light green in color; later turning a light brown.
Removal of large weeds with tap roots, such as dock or dandelion, can be achieved quite easily by using a sharp spade.
Other edible flowers, include anise hyssop, basil flowers, bee balm, borage, chamomile, chive blossoms, chrysanthemum, clary, daisy, dandelion, day lilies, fuchsia, scented flower of judga, marigold, mustard flower, nasturtiums, oregano, pansy, ...
Leopard's Bane is one of the first perennials to emerge in late Winter, achieving full foliage and large, showy, Dandelion-like inflorescences in early Spring.
Two-flowered Cynthia (Orange Dwarf Dandelion)
Krigia biflora
Two-flowered cynthia is rare in Connecticut, and it is listed as a species of special concern.
Weed Control: Apply broadleaf herbicides to control dandelions, wild onions, cudweed, and other weeds if necessary. Check product labels carefully because some herbicides may affect newly seeded turf.
Seeds are dispersed (spread) by many different methods, including floating on the wind (e.g., dandelions), floating in the water (e.g., coconut, sedge), hitching a ride on an animal (e.g., cranesbill), ...
Cuckoo flower (and a dandelion) lawn photo by ALJ
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Young shoots and leaves - raw or cooked[105, 177, 183, 217]. The leaves are very rich in vitamins and minerals, they are similar to Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) in nutritional value[179]. Flower heads - pickled[177, 183].
Medicinal Uses ...
Stachys palustris, Common Woundwort
Streptopus roseus, Rose Twisted Stalk
Taraxacum officinale, Common Dandelion
Thalictrum spp, Meadowrues ...
Fruit: soft airborne seed (like dandelion)
Stems/Trunks: n/a
Range/Origin: W. Texas and Northern Mexico; elevations 1800 to
3000ft or higher; usually found on south facing rocky slopes
Hardiness: to 0°F ...
Longer tips of vines can be rooted in moist soil. Flowers are dark yellow, look like scraggly dandelions, and stink - discard so plant doesn't use up the energy for ugly/stinky flowers! Likes a lot of filtered sun! BEAUTIFUL plant! ...
reddish center and purple, red or white petals that hang down. It can grow to be 2-3 feet tall. The center can grow to the size of a child's fist, and the petals are about as long as the diameter of the center. It is part of the daisy and dandelion ...
The Latin name for the genus indicates its medicinal use. Any clue??? How bout RobiTUSSin?? Get it??, cough medicine! See.... Latin is easy and makes sense. You can recognize the flowers very easily as they look like Dandelions.
Runcinate " Coarsely and sharply cut or incised, the principal divisions typically directed backward, typified by the leaf of a dandelion. [Plate 3] Runner " A filiform or very slender stolon. S Sac " A pouch or bladder.
 See also: May, Green, Medic, Grass, Aster
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