Taraxacum officinale

I’ve chosen the common dandelion as this week’s plant because of a discussion I had with someone about dandelions in the lawn. My opinion is that if they weren’t so common, they’d be hailed as botanical wonders. It wasn’t a huge surprise to find that there were collectors in regions where it doesn’t grow naturally who do cherish the plant. Though, for reasons we’ll see, smuggling it into somewhere where it’s not native is a Really Bad Idea. If you look at the map, you’ll see a darker patch in...