DANDELION WEED OR WONDER FOOD?
Puffballs, taraxacum, priest’s crown, swine snout, wild endive, blow-balls or white endive — call it what you will, dandelion is one very special plant. The term “dandelion” stems from the French dent-de-lion, meaning lion’s tooth, referring to the jagged shape of the leaf. I have strong childhood memories of blowing the seed heads, sending dozens of seeds into the air, off to settle and find a new place to grow.
Most people will be familiar with the
