Dandelion (Taraxacum)

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Dandelion! Sunshine plant!

Common name : Dandelion

Latin name : Taraxacum species. There are hundreds of very similar species of dandelion, only distinguished by expert botanists!

Common member of the Daisy family (Asteraceae)

What time is it? Generations of children have surely told the time by blowing the dandelion seeds away!

Brilliant for pollinators, especially in early Spring when it’s too early for many flowers to bloom.