Taraxacum officinale - Dandelion
There are many myths and mysteries about the
dandelion, including the belief that picking them will cause incontinence. The leaves are
sometimes used as a salad vegetable and the flowers are used in making dandelion wine.
There are a great many sub-species of dandelions, and many other plants
are mistakenly given this name. From a distance, people sometimes mistake the many species
of hawkbits for dandelions. True dandelions have hollow stems and, when picked, bleed a
milky liquid.
Dandelion 'clocks' comprise the many seeds of this
composite flower, with their downy parachutes that travel great distances on even the
lightest of summer breezes.
Wildflowers of Wales
This wildflower is one of many dozens that are featured in the First Nature Guide to the
Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales, Volume 3 - Mountains, Moorland and Meadows.
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