Seeds blowing off wishing weed magnet

AssetID: 119177765 / Tricia Shay Photography / Seeds blowing off wishing weed Taraxacum ( / t ə ˈ r æ k s ə k ʉ m / ) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae . They are native to Eurasia and North America, and two species, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum , are found as weeds worldwide. Both species are edible in their entirety. The common name dandelion (/ ˈ d æ n d ɨ l aɪ . ən / DAN -di-ly-ən , from French dent-de-lion , meaning lion's tooth) is given to members of the genus , and like other members of the Asteraceae family, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head . Each single flower in a head is called a floret. 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. This page is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.