[DOC] [TLE] Those Are Not Weeds They Are Types of Dandelions - Answers.com [PAR] Many people consider dandelions a pesky weed that needs eradicated from their 
lawn and children enjoy blowing the cotton-like tufts in the wind. ... The Russian 
dandelion or Taraxacum kok-saghyz is used to produce rubber. ... During World 
War II it was used as a source for rubber when supplies from Asia became... [DOC] [TLE] State and Union  That rite of spring: Fighting dandelions - News ... [PAR] May 12, 2016 ... The plant is very versatile as a food and is a source of vitamins A, C and K, ... 
One species, the Russian dandelion, produces a rubber-like sap. It was 
cultivated during World War II in Russia and the U.S. as a rubber substitute, ... It 
also works against other weeds and improves the appearance of your lawn. [DOC] [TLE] Dandelions: Along a Gig Harbor roadway near you - | The News ... [PAR] Aug 5, 2015 ... If a weed is a plant growing where its not wanted, like in your lawn, of course. ... 
These members of the sunflower family all have yellow flowers atop leafless ... 
The roadside species is hairy cat's ear (Hypochoeris radiacata), or false ... root 
content was used to make Russian truck tires during World War II. [DOC] [TLE] Dandelions to lay rubber on the road  News in Science (ABC Science) [PAR] Aug 6, 2008 ... Sticky white dandelion root sap could be turned into quality rubber for less ... 
acres of yellow dandelions with the same machines used to pull tulip bulbs. ... our 
nation's lawns, which go by the species name Taraxacum officinale. ... all the way 
back to World War II, when the Soviets made TKS-based tires. [DOC] [TLE] An Emergency Source of Natural Rubber - National Agricultural ... [PAR] rubber, 53 percent of the world total. ... emergency sources of rubber made 
during the war years, one must .... and field tests of kok-saghyz, the so-called 
Russian dandelion, as an ..... to be two types of plants, one of which begins to 
flower in the first ...... greatly by germination and growth of weed seeds from 
previous years. [DOC] [TLE] RMD-11-05 : Taraxacum kok-saghyz (Russian dandelion) in Canada [PAR] Jun 19, 2014 ... Taraxacum kok-saghyz, commonly known as Russian dandelion, ... By the end of 
World War II , interest in alternative rubber supplies ... Invasive plants are those 
plant species that spread when introduced .... in Tasmania during World War II ", 
and gives "use" as "crop, weed" (Lazarides and Hince 1993). [DOC] [TLE] Fraunhofer and Continental building pilot system to extract Russian ... [PAR] Oct 28, 2013 ... Tires made from Russian dandelion rubber were as resilient as those ... crosses 
and seed contamination with other dandelions and weed potential should be 
tackled.  ... rapidly to Russian dandelion with its short life cycle than to species, 
... imported from subtropical countries and used in tire production. [DOC] [TLE] Common and Russian Dandelions: Nutrition, Latex and Rubber [PAR] Sep 1, 2016 ... Edible and Useful Weeds ... The use of Russian dandelions to produce rubber 
could soon become ... The common dandelion plant, or Taraxacum officinale | 
Source ... It's unknown if all dandelion species are edible, however, or if all .... 
During the second world war, the rubber supply to parts of Europe and... [DOC] [TLE] Car tyres made from dandelions - Telegraph [PAR] Dec 12, 2012 ... Scourge of lawns, borders, patios and allotments, they're a major reason why we 
... Now, a species of Russian dandelion is set to become one of the most 
important ... Around 80 per cent of the world's natural rubber is produced from ... 
and discovered in 1931, TKS is a foot-tall yellow-flowered dandelion. [DOC] [TLE] The Dandelion Gets New Life As A Tire - Modern Farmer [PAR] Jan 5, 2015 ... They're rubber and you're glued in. ... A prototype of its weed tire is due sometime 
next year. We

Question: During World War II, the Russian species of this yellow lawn weed was used as a source of rubber
Answer: Dandelion