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#1022 Taraxacum officinale
Common Names: dandelion, blowballs, pissabed
Family: Asteraceae/Compositae (aster/daisy Family)
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Index- plants in this Family
Asteraceae / Aster Dandelion, Common (Taraxacum officinale)
Dandelion, Common is also known as Blowballs. ...

Taraxacum officinale
Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables
Seed sown when fresh in fall, or at 55-65F/13-18C in spring, onto most soils; full sun required. Beware: to many, this is an invasive weed, and very difficult to get rid off! Hardy to zone 3 ...

Taraxacum officinale. Dandelion. An all too hardy perennial found on lawns and golf courses throughout Bermuda, first recorded here in 1806.
Tea plant. A common ground cover.

Taraxacum officinale (Weber)
Synonyms: Taraxacum dens-lionis (Desf.), Leontodon taraxacum (L.), pise-en-lit, pee-the-bed, lion's tooth, fairy clock, blowball, cankerwort, priest's crown, puffball, swine snout, white endive, wild endive
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Taraxacum officinale. Common Dandelion. There are several species of native dandelions in North America, but the common dandelion found in most lawns is an import from Eurasia. I really like to eat dandelion greens and roots.

Achicoria amarga - Taraxacum officinale
Achicoria dulce - Chondrilla juncea
Achiote - Bixa orellana
Achupalla - Eryngium campestre
Aciano - Centaurea cyanus
Acíbara - Agave americana
Acocantera - Acokanthera oblongifolia ...

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 ...

Taraxacum officinale - Sweet, honey-like flavor, Yellow in color
Hemerocallis - Vegetal, sweet flavor, Wide range of color
Dianthus - Sweet clove flavor, Wide range of color
Anethum graveolens - Herbal flavor, Yellowish-green in color ...

Dandelion or "Taraxacum officinale" is a well known herb that came from Greece. Old books about herbal medicine state that in order to have a shiny complexion, women used to use an infusion obtained by boiling the herb and its root.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale): Method 3
Hawkbits (Leontodon spp.): Method 2
Hawkweed, mouse-ear (Pilosella officinarum): Method 3
Lesser trefoil (Trifolium dubium): Method 6 - thrives in weak and underfed turf ...

gehören milchsaftführende Pflanzen wie Löwenzahn (Taraxacum officinale ) oder Kopfsalat (Lactuca sativa ). Die zweite große Unterfamilie,
Asteroideae
, umfaß viele Nutz- und Zierpflanzen, z.B.

See the Arnica page for photos of pappus and also see Taraxacum officinale and Senecio spartioides for a view of pappus hairs that we all know.
Parasitic: A plant that lives off the live tissue of other plants. See saprophytic.

Stachys palustris, Common Woundwort
Streptopus roseus, Rose Twisted Stalk
Taraxacum officinale, Common Dandelion
Thalictrum spp, Meadowrues ...

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 ...

See also: Dandelion, Viola, Helianthus, Calendula, Medic