Those wispy white puffballs—known as dandelions—start as bright yellow flowers before turning into spherical seed heads that kids love to blow into the wind to make a wish. [1, 2]
Fun Dandelion Facts
- Built-in Parachutes: Every single wispy white hair attached to a dandelion seed is called a papus. It acts like a tiny umbrella or parachute that catches the breeze and can carry the seed up to 5 miles away! [1, 2]
- Sleeping Flowers: Dandelions are like sleepyheads. They open up wide in the morning when the sun comes out, but they close tight shut at night or when it looks like rain. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Lion's Teeth: The name "dandelion" comes from old French words (dent-de-lion) which mean "lion's tooth." People thought the sharp, jagged edges of their green leaves looked just like a lion's sharp teeth
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