tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post3841247299340605104..comments2023-09-03T03:02:59.859-07:00Comments on Reeves and Fagan : Dandelions and PicninsCarrie Fagan http://www.blogger.com/profile/04878590576304447910noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268133729597112531.post-41844150466630228752010-04-24T22:58:39.378-07:002010-04-24T22:58:39.378-07:00Dandelions are cool plants in that there is a use ...Dandelions are cool plants in that there is a use for every part. The buds are great in soups and omlettes, the leaves in salads, the roots can be dried and ground up to make a coffee like drink, and the sap was once used to make a rubber like substance for tires. What you think is a single flower is actually several hundred flowers, and each flower produces a seed that floats away from it's "pin cushion" like home on a tiny parachute.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07561452409746479416noreply@blogger.com