The dandelion is a very common plant in North America, with long, jagged leaves and distinctive yellow flowers that close before developing into fluffy white seed heads. Many people can identify a ...

Its little kin go grace the wild. When I worked at the University of Maine, the Forestry Department was in the building right across the street from my office window. And on the south side of that ...

Dandelions aren't just weeds, they're important food sources for bumblebees, house finches, hover flies, numerous colorful ...

The mere sight of dandelions is enough to fill some people with a murderous rage, especially those who define success in terms of growing a pristine unspotted lawn. But as a species, we humans have ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Eating dandelion greens can be good for overall health. Adding the highly nutritious plant to your diet can affect the body in these eight ways. 1. Boosts ...

Common dandelion — Taraxacum officinale — is the most ubiquitous, but around the world thousands of dandelion varieties and cultivars grow. “Dandelions wear many hats,” said Blake Burger, who helped ...

When our state botanist, Richard Mitchell, spoke at the Niagara Frontier Botanical Society banquet two years ago, he mentioned that the dandelion is propagated by a very unusual process. That was news ...

For most gardeners and homeowners, your least favorite holiday is just around the corner. On April 5, America observes National Dandelion Day. I’m not making this up. Why shouldn’t dandelions have ...