Dandelions are some of the most common wildflowers in the whole world! You can find them growing in yards, parks, sidewalk cracks, and meadows. The name “dandelion” comes from a French phrase meaning “lion’s tooth” because the jagged leaves look like pointy lion teeth.
Their bright yellow blossoms are actually made of hundreds of tiny little flowers all packed together! When the yellow flower is finished blooming, it transforms into a fluffy white ball of seeds that looks like a little cloud on a stem. If you make a wish and blow on it, the seeds fly away on their own tiny parachutes!
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