Home > Plants and Animals > Plants > Plants

Research topic:dandelion

dandelion. (Image by Nino Barbieri, CC)

Pictures from Google Image Search

Find more facts and information on our topic page about dandelion

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-dandelion.html" title="Facts and information about dandelion">dandelion</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

dandelion

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Â© A Dictionary of Plant Sciences 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

dandelion See TARAXACUM.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

MICHAEL ALLABY. "dandelion." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 25 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL ALLABY. "dandelion." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (December 25, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-dandelion.html

MICHAEL ALLABY. "dandelion." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved December 25, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-dandelion.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Outdoor discovery: dandelions: loved and hated! Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...divided--a one-inch bit of dandelion root can grow a whole new dandelion. Dandelions thrive in barren habitats where...you over-indulge, a cup of dandelion tea is the perfect remedy, since dandelions help the liver flush hangover...
	Dandelions: the bright lemony grin of spring.(THE HOME FORUM) Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 4/19/2007; 700+ words ; ...crowns of dandelions. We played...and created dandelion stews and...relationship with the dandelion. For some...ashamed of the dandelions growing in...pick out the dandelions. If you are...neighbors for a dandelion-deleting...
	DANDELION TAMINGUBIQUITOUS PERENNIAL IS SO NUTRITIOUS, IT'LL BLOW YOU AWAY BY DOUG BLACKBURN STAFF WRITER.(LIFE & LEISURE) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/26/2000; 700+ words ; ...healthiest plants. Dandelions rank ahead of both...much maligned dandelion. The leaves are...or so, add the dandelions and saute until...the cheese and dandelion filling and cooking...drained spaghetti and dandelions. Top with hot...flakes and cheese. DANDELION LASAGNA (Serves...
	Dandelions hold culinary and medicinal values Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 5/26/2002; 700+ words ; ...calcium. Harvesting dandelions Dandelion greens can often...softened the ground. Dandelion mixtures There...countless ways to use dandelions -- in cooking...two people. * Dandelion face wash: An infusion of dandelions can do wonders...
	Dandelions hit absurd heights in Hoax trades.(Business Report) Newspaper article from: The Star (South Africa); 6/18/2008; 700+ words ; ...cut at harvest time, dandelions regenerate with little...ethanol plants to produce dandelion oil, which will be...with a combination of dandelion oil and petrol - and what do you know? The dandelion boom was inevitable...something else about dandelions. They're also known...
	Do dandelions' diuretic properties flow true? Newspaper article from: The Irish Times; 5/26/2009; 700+ words ; ...trying to weed out dandelions, some parts of...Evidence from studies Dandelion leaves have a bitter...No studies using dandelions as diuretics in...been isolated from dandelion extracts and found...Department ranks dandelion leaves as more...Before eating dandelions, make sure they...
	Dandelion: bothersome weed or useful digestive aid?(Herb Watch) Magazine article from: Vibrant Life; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...times a day. Generally, dandelion has a very low toxicity. Discomfort from dandelion products may result from...the milky latex in fresh dandelion leaves may cause allergic contact dermatitis. Dandelions can also produce an allergic...
	Dandelions: happy signs of spring.(THE HOME FORUM) Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 4/10/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...another first - the dandelion. Proponents of...always welcome. Dandelions, you see, have...bloom is called a "dandelion clock," with...compare my backyard dandelions to Wordsworth...pests," say the dandelions' lawn-loving...adversity. There, "dandelion children" is a...
	DANDELIONS JUST DANDY.(Home Front) Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 5/17/1998; 700+ words ; ...out citations to dandelion scofflaws. But dandelions also have their...in and ask for dandelion greens for salads...against cooking with dandelions unless you're...Guest: SAUTEED DANDELIONS 2 pounds fresh dandelion greens 1/4 cup...
	Dandelion: bane or boon? (War on Cancer).(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...us, so too are the dandelions. They are the bane...in herbal medicine. Dandelion's botanical name...who used to gather dandelion greens on the side...New York City. Those dandelions were probably contaminated...are used to form "dandelion coffee." Roots are...

For more facts and information, see all related premium articles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

	Dandelion Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine Dandelion Description Dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale ) is a common meadow herb of the Asteraceae or sunflower family. There are about 100 species of dandelion, and all are beneficial. This sun-loving beauty is a native...
	dandelion Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...seedlike fruits. The common dandelion ( T. officinale ) is native...flower heads are utilized for dandelion wine and are good forage for...and laxative. The Russian dandelion ( T. kok-saghyz ) has been...as a source of rubber. Dandelions are classified in the division...
	Horn, Sandra Ann 1944- Book article from: Something About the Author ...s Books (London, England), 1999. The Dandelion Wish, illustrated by Jason Cockcroft, Dorling...picture books and storybooks, among them The Dandelion Wish and Babushka. The Dandelion Wish follows two young preschoolers as they...
	Ray Bradbury Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...to more familiar earthbound settings. Dandelion Wine (1957), for example, has as...science fiction and fantasy publications, Dandelion Wine was not as well received as his...Douglas Spaulding, the protagonist of Dandelion Wine, as a struggling writer for pulp...
	Asteraceae Book article from: Plant Sciences ...some have all florets with strap shaped corollas (e.g., dandelions, Taraxacum officinale ). A few members have the florets...insecticide). Some species are notable weeds (e.g., dandelions) and some, like sagebrush (several species of Artemisia...