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Plants of Colonial Williamsburg: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Karen September 10, 2019 0 Comments

Also known as swine’s snout, Irish daisy, puffball, and peasant’s cloak, dandelion is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow, and…

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Edible Flowers: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Karen January 21, 2016 0 Comments

Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) are best known as pesky weeds that invade lawns and are difficult to remove. They are native to Euorpe, Asia and North America where they thrive in…

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Plant Profile: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Karen October 1, 2012 0 Comments

To most gardeners dandelions are pesky weeds but to herbalists they are valuable plants. As early as the tenth-century, Arabian physicians mentioned the plant and by the sixteenth century British…

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