Dandelion Abstract
by Omaste Witkowski
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Dandelion Abstract
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Omaste Witkowski
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Photograph - Digital Photograph
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"Taraxacum (pron.: /təˈr�ksəkʉm/) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Eurasia and North and South America, and two species, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, are found as weeds worldwide.[1] Both species are edible in their entirety.[2] The common name dandelion (/ˈd�ndɨlaɪ.ən/ DAN-di-ly-ən, from French dent-de-lion, meaning "lion's tooth") is given to members of the genus, and like other members of the Asteraceae family, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Each single flower in a head is called a floret. Many Taraxacum species produce seeds asexually by apomixis, where the seeds are produced without pollination, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent plant.[3]
Top view of a taraxacum seed head" - Wikipedia
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March 25th, 2013
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