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Leontodon species are dandelion-like plants that are generally edible [144] Leontodon tuberosus: Popular in Crete as a leafy green [144] Lepidium campestre: Field pepperweed: All Lepidium species are edible. Appreciated for their peppery taste [145] Lepidium latifolium: Dittander [146] [147] Lepidium meyenii: Maca
Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, [6] is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. 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. These balls are called "clocks" in both British and American ...
Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus, commonly known as smallflower desert-chicory, Texas false dandelion or Texas dandelion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. [1] It is native to the southern United States and northern Mexico. [2] It is a weedy annual found in prairies, clay soils and disturbed habitats such as fields and sidewalks ...
Taraxacum (/ t ə ˈ r æ k s ə k ə m /) [3] is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. The scientific and hobby study of the genus is known as taraxacology. [ 4 ]
The lists of cultivars in the table below are indices of plant cultivars, varieties, and strains. A cultivar is a plant that is selected for desirable characteristics that can be maintained by propagation. The plants listed may be ornamental, medicinal, and/or edible. Several of them bear edible fruit.
The upper leaves are shorter and more erect. It is the only United Kingdom dandelion-type flower with grasslike leaves. [3] On display between June and October, the flower heads are yellow and 15–25 millimetres (5 ⁄ 8 –1 in) wide. They only open in the morning sunshine, hence the name 'Jack go to bed at noon'. [4]
Catsear is also known as false dandelion because it is commonly mistaken for true dandelions. The plants carry similar flowers which form windborne seeds. However, catsear flowering stems are forked and solid, whereas dandelions possess unforked stems that are hollow. Both plants have a rosette of leaves and a central taproot.
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus, commonly called Carolina desert-chicory [1] or Texas dandelion, is in the genus Pyrrhopappus of the family Asteraceae, native throughout Eastern and South Eastern United States. It is an annual found in mostly open grasslands and wet roadsides.