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Taraxacum officinale
Also known as Priest's Crown , Blowball etc ... Its a Perennial plant , oblong or spatula , irregularly dentate or pinnatifid leaves grow in a rosette from milky taproot which also send up one or more naked flower stems each terminating in a single yellow flower. The familiar puff ball that suceeds the flower is a globular cluster of achenes each of which is fitted with a parachute like tuft.
Found in temperate regions of the world .
It has many medicinal properties and also act as Natural diuretic .
Spotted on Feb 14, 2013
Submitted on Feb 14, 2013
3 Comments
Thanks Arun !
well captured !!
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