KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Dandelion is a flowering plant that belongs to the Taraxacum officinale species in the Asteraceae family, widely found in Eurasia. Although dandelions look attractive with their bright yellow hues, they are wild plants that grow as garden weeds.

Detailed explanation-2: -The common dandelion is a perennial, herbaceous (i.e. not “woody”) plant that forms rosettes of leaves with yellow flower clusters rising from the center. Dandelions are found throughout all of the US and Canada, as they tolerate a wide range of conditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dandelions spread quickly because their seeds can travel up to 5 miles. That equates to 88 football fields! They’re also called pioneer plants or ruderals because they are the first plants to grow on land that has been disturbed (like land after a wildfire).

Detailed explanation-4: -What are dandelions? Dandelions are the group of flowers belonging to the genus called Taraxacum, which are native to Eurasia and North America. Although a dandelion flower head looks like one large flower, it is actually composed of lots of small flowers (called florets) to create a composite flower head.