Description
Description: It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils.
T. officinale is considered a weed, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. Common dandelion is well
known for its
yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits that
disperse in the wind called "blowballs" or "clocks" (in
both British and American English).
Botanical
Name: Taraxacum officinale
Common Names: Taraxacum dens-leonis, Taraxacum vulgare
Medicinal Part: Leaf, Root
INCI Name: Taraxacum Officinale Leaf