description Dandelion Overview
Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion, is a herbaceous perennial in the daisy family Asteraceae and is native to Eurasia. It forms a basal rosette of deeply toothed leaves and hollow flower stalks bearing yellow heads of many florets; after flowering, the fruits form a white, parachute-like seed head dispersed by wind. The leaves are eaten as a bitter green, the roots can be roasted as a coffee substitute, and the plant has a long history in traditional medicine, although its taxonomy is complicated by numerous microspecies. [Kew dandelion profile](https://www.kew.org/plants/dandelion)
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Dandelion scores 4.60/10 (Poor) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Flower category.
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