Research Report- Medicinal Plants - Dandelion Plant By: AR
A. Identity
The name dandelion is derived from the French dent de lion, meaning lion's tooth, describing its characteristic jagged-edged and bright-green leaves. The dandelion is a small rosette-forming perennial plant, regarded by most as a weed. Part of the family Compositae, the dandelion grows up to eighteen inches tall and has a hollow stalk filled with a whitish milk-like substance. The seeds of the dandelion form clocks, which are round balls with parachutes of
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