Dandelion (Taraxacum) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Asterales are commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae and consists of over 32,000 known species. They are found on every continent, accept Antarctica, though the oldest known fossils are pollen grains from the late Cretaceous period of Antarctica, dated form 76โ66 million years ago. The word Aster means “star” in Greek, referring to the appearance of the flowers like stars surrounded by rays. The Latin name Taraxacum originated in medieval Persian…
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