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Dandelion
* Encourages great strength and courage in all species to embrace the ultimate future.
* Most dandelions adapt to environments
  - are triploid which creates special problems for meiosis
  - attract bees
  - can reproduce sexually and benefit from having flower petals
  - grow in regions
* Most dandelions have edible leaves
  - flowers
  - orange flowers
  - rosettes
  - obtain nutrients
* Most dandelions produce pollen
  - roots
  - seeds through parthenogenesis and pollen through unusual sexual means
  - reach maturity
* Some dandelions contain vitamins.
* Some dandelions have characteristics
  - countless health benefits
  - ecological impact
  - foliage
  - green foliage
  - low ecological impact
  - improve pain
  - lose seeds
* Some dandelions prevent lipid oxidation
  - produce fruit
  - use for purposes
* absorb nutrients and moisture from the soil through their roots.
* actually fertilize the grass.
* aids the liver and digestion by promoting the flow of bile.
* also assist the bladder, spleen, pancreas, stomach and intestines
  - contains protein, more than spinach
  - helps clear skin eruptions when used both internally and externally
  - prevents jaundice in the baby when it is born
  - replaces some of the potassium lost in the process
* appear in the spring.
* appears to be essentially free of significant toxicity or side effects.
* are a green and growing first aid kit
  - rich source of vitamins, minerals and it even has antioxidants
  - about the best wild vegetable resource in the world
  - an excellent food source for ultra vitamins in the spring
  - believed to be some of the oldest plants on the planet
  - broadleaf weeds
* are common over the eastern half of the state
  - considered weeds in lawns because they can multiply quickly
  - difficult to control in direct seeding
  - dispersed to great distances by the wind
  - edibles
  - familiar to most young children
  - fast growers, the sunny yellow flowers going from bud to seed in days
  - hardy, and even if they are moved or eaten they can still come back to flower
  - higher n Potassium than Bananas
  - known to lower cholesterol levels in the blood
  - little troubled by pests and diseases
  - located in lawns
  - masters of survival
  - named as such because their sharp and serrated leaves resemble teeth of a lion
  - now a protected species for gourmets
  - perennials, therefore they grow every year rather then dying off after a single year
  - sneaky plants
  - solitary
* are the most delightfully subversive of flowers
  - useful and consternating plants in our environment
  - usually biennials, although many live for several years
  - valuable for medicine, beverages, and food
  - pollinating insects which helps fruits to ripen
* become more bitter with age.
* bitter tonic which cleanses and stimulates the liver and gallbladder.
* blood and liver cleanser.
* can also help people on an emotional level
  - lower blood sugar levels in the body
  - cause a diuretic-like effect on the body
  - grow just about anywhere, namely fields, lawns, forests, gardens or even wastelands
  - have a soothing effect on all kinds of aches
  - ride on their beneath that fluffy down, can drift for hours on a breeze
  - shorten the productive life of perennial forage seed crops
* come in early spring and for good fermentation warmth is needed.
* common plant that is closely related to chicory
  - yard, garden, and roadside weed
* competes with tree seedlings on burned sites.
* continue blooming on short stems.
* create humus around themselves, doing the same kind of work that earthworms do.
* day plant and can initiate flowers under any day length.
* fall under the major lineage in plants called angiosperm.
* feeds the liver and is also a blood purifier.
* flowering plant that belongs to the family Asteraceae.
* folk remedy for both warts and liver spots.
* generally establishes during the first or second postfire year.
* gentle liver tonic and diuretic.
* great bittering herb.
  - less in the shade than in full sun
  - throughout Alaska
* grown in sunlight have smaller leaves.
* has a long history of use for problems of the liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts
  - wide variety of uses in folk medicine
  - both nutritional and medicinal effects
  - properties that support proper functioning of the liver and pancreas
* have a two-year life cycle
  - deep roots that bring up lots of nutrients from the soil
  - minimal impact on quality forage and are readily consumed by most livestock
  - taproots, so do oak trees
  - very large taproots
* helps balance and stabilize old feelings, early memories
  - relax the musculature
  - the liver eliminate toxins from the body and also acts as a natural diuretic
* improves liver function, helping to metabolize hormones.
* includes cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - vacuoles
  - vegetables
* is Canadian, rural and primarily English speaking.
* is also a rich source of vitamins and minerals
  - helpful as a lactation stimulator
  - useful for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and unstable blood sugar levels
  - another herbal which is used in cases of impaired liver function
  - effective in getting rid of excess oil or sebum accumulated in the scalp
  - filled with solar plexus chakra energies
* is found in nearly all SAF cover types
  - throughout the United States
  - full of vitamins and minerals and helps the liver and kidneys to function smoothly
  - generally an apomictic plant and seed production normally occurs without pollination
  - grown commercially in the United States and Europe
* is high in potassium making it useful as a potassium sparing diuretic
  - protein and has an incredible nutritional profile
  - invasive and pervasive
  - of Eurasian origin but has become naturalized throughout the United States
* is one of most popular herbal remedies to improve liver functions
  - the favored foods of sage grouse in the spring, summer, and fall in Nevada
  - plant which probably requries no desciption
  - rich in minerals and potassium that are easy to assimilate
  - support for the digestive tract
  - the best-known and perhaps the most common perennial turfgrass weed in Pennsylvania
* is used as a food in many parts of the world
  - in folk medicine to treat infections and liver disorders
  - mainly in Asian cuisine, often as an ingredient of salads and sandwiches
  - whenever there is liver involvement with heat and toxins in the blood
* like to live in areas where sunlight and nutritional soil are available.
* means tooth of the lion.
* member of the sunflower family.
* mild laxative, a tonic, and an appetite suppressant.
* natural diuretic and digestive aid.
* perennial and persistent lawn weed in much of the northern hemisphere
  - herb that grows prolifically in millions of gardens
  - that grows from a taproot many feet long
* prefer full sun and moist soils.
* prevents deposits of sugar in the kidneys through frequent urination.
* produce flowers but the seeds develop without fertilization by pollen
  - thick taproots that can penetrate up to several inches into the soil
* reduces frequency and intensity of pain and strengthens the connective tissue.
* reproduce in two ways.
* require sun and disturbed soil to thrive.
* rids the body of excessive fluid and cleanses the liver, as does alfalfa.
* sprout leaves.
* stimulant to the gall bladder and a digestive aid.
* stimulate fruits and flowers to ripen quickly.
* stimulates the flow of bile and has an ancient history as a liver detoxifier.
* superior blood purifier for the entire body.
* take little care to grow.
* taste great and grow everywhere.
* tend to flower most abundantly in spring, but can re-flower in the fall, too
  - thrive well in shady areas and where the ground has been compacted
* thrive under the brilliant canopy of blooming cherry trees.
* use sunlight for energy in a process called photosynthesis
  - their roots for asexual reproduction
* very easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils.
* visibly smoothes the skin where scar tissue or stretch marks are present.
* weed with a ligulate capitulum.
* winter perennial.
* works hand in hand with milk thistle as a blood purifier and digestive aid.