Dandelion
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After seeing the first yellow flowers, the dandelions of the season, I started to through my past files and found this one that was left behind. For whatever reason, sometimes we really neglect to use some pictures that were good enough for sharing, but did not made it to the cut. I like this one, and I'm sure I will be taking more photos of them this year, I just can't wait to see them like this again!
Did you know that dandelions are used to make wine? I heard about it, but I've never tried it, i wonder how it tastes...
If you are interested too, I found this site that has the recipe:
winemaking.jackkeller.net/dandelion.asp
If by any chance you decide to give it try, let me know if you liked it :)
And talking about things that we like...
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Photography is my passion, and nature photography is my favorite.
I have been in Explore for more that a hundred times, and it is an awesome experience to have your photos showcased in such a special way.
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I thank your for coming today, for leaving a comment, and make a favorite of yours this photo, (if that is the case) thanks again!
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Martha,
I dearly love finding dandelions in my garden, whether they are the yellow flowers or the soft puffs of seeds ready to take to the wind. Generally I leave the dandelion there (unless I am removing weeds, and then I say goodbye to my little friends). However, this one time I decided to break the dandelion puff off of the stem to take inside the house for a photo session. The moment I removed the puff, the bottom of the stem curled into these two tightly wound circles. What a treat!
Auch in der Botanik gibt es Kreationen, die mich zum Staunen bringen.
Eine ganz besondere Blüte in meinem Garten:
sie hat einen Stiel, doch zwei Köpfe, die in der Mitte auf faszinierende Art verbunden sind.
Sie ist für mich einzigartig, ein Unikat, deshalb darf sie zu Recht in Flickr auftreten.
Ich wünsche euch allen einen schönen Donnerstag!
I came across this dandelion standning practically in the middle of a waterfall, challening the forces of nature.
As kids we used to pick these and blow the seeds everywhere not knowing that we would be the scourge of every gardener in the neighbourhood.
Taraxacum (/təˈræksəkʊm/) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. The scientific and hobby study of the genus is known as taraxacology. The genus is native to Eurasia and North America, but the two most commonplace species worldwide, T. officinale (the common dandelion) and T. erythrospermum (the red-seeded dandelion), were introduced into North America from Europe and now propagate as wildflowers.[4] Both species are edible in their entirety.[5] The common name dandelion (/ˈdændɪlaɪ.ən/ DAN-di-ly-ən, from French dent-de-lion, meaning 'lion's tooth') is also given to specific members of the genus.
Like other members of the family Asteraceae, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Each single flower in a head is called a floret. In part due to their abundance, along with being a generalist species, dandelions are one of the most vital early spring nectar sources for a wide host of pollinators.[6] Many Taraxacum species produce seeds asexually by apomixis, where the seeds are produced without pollination, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent plant.[7]
In general, the leaves are 50–250 millimetres (2–10 in) long or longer, simple, lobed, and form a basal rosette above the central taproot. The flower heads are yellow to orange coloured, and are open in the daytime, but closed at night. The heads are borne singly on a hollow stem (scape) that is usually leafless and rises 10–100 millimetres (3⁄8–3+7⁄8 in) or more[4] above the leaves. Stems and leaves exude a white, milky latex when broken. A rosette may produce several flowering stems at a time. The flower heads are 20–50 millimetres in diameter and consist entirely of ray florets. The flower heads mature into spherical seed heads sometimes called blowballs[8] or clocks (in both British and American English) containing many single-seeded fruits called achenes. Each achene is attached to a pappus of fine hair-like material which enables wind-aided dispersal over long distances.[citation needed]
The flower head is surrounded by bracts (sometimes mistakenly called sepals) in two series. The inner bracts are erect until the seeds mature, then flex downward to allow the seeds to disperse. The outer bracts are often reflexed downward, but remain appressed in plants of the sections Palustria and Spectabilia. Some species drop the "parachute" from the achenes; the hair-like parachutes are called pappus, and they are modified sepals. Between the pappus and the achene is a stalk called a beak, which elongates as the fruit matures. The beak breaks off from the achene quite easily, separating the seed from the parachute