Dandelion Information <b>Scientific name</b> -Kingdom-Plantea, Phylum- Tracheophyta, Class- Angiospermae, Order- Asterales, Family- Asteraceca, Genus- Taraxacum, Species- officiale <b>Description</b> - The Taraxacum officiale is a perennial herb that grows from two to eighteen inches tall they are a stem less plant and all parts of the plant contain a milky juice. The leaves are an olive or a dull yellowish color, and smooth with ridged edges where it got its common name, …showed first 75 words of 381 total…

…showed last 75 words of 381 total…flower heads can be used as a laxative and for making wine. On the other hand most people think as them as a weed and want to get rid of them as fast as possible. This is a hard task though because if not the entire long root if taken out of the ground the plant is encouraged to grow again. <b>Bibliography</b>- Mrs. M. Grieive, "Amodern Herbal", (8-Mar-98), Yahoo, Windows 95, 2-8-99