Best gardening definition I have heard:
if it grows and you didn't want to, it's a weed
if it doesn't grow and you wanted it to, it's a flower
What are the other two called?
A “success” and “not a problem”
What they said ^
Americans be talking about "non-native" plants on the world wide web
Dandelions are the only plant that spreads using children wishes
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The other day I saw a rabbit eating dandelions from my yard it was very cute
Dandelions are now basically considered native around most of the globe. There is compelling evidence both ethnobotany and genetic that dandelion are native to both Eurasia and North America.
Wait, what? Expand on this.
The gist from what I have read (mostly from Native American herbalists) is that there is a oral cultural tradition for using dandelion for both food and medicine in North America. These oral traditions have various uses for the plant that likely predate European settlement. The basic concept is that Europeans never considered that a plant that they had in Europe could appear in North America unless they brought it. It was never considered to be native in both places even though the people who used in North America have a long tradition of use back by an oral tradition. However, since this was an oral tradition no one thought to consider it valid since it wasn't written down. Since this has been suggested there is some genetic studies that back up that concept.
I found most of this information on the Dandelion section in Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask: Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings. They have a good description and I have seen it mentioned now in a few other books.
And to expand on what the other commenter said, considering the logical side of it, those seeds seem very optimized to ride air currents around the entire hemisphere, especially when there's a storm that can get them very high up.
Exactly. They can move very far on wind currents as well as the fact they are useful plants for people. It would be very easy to carry some seeds or an entire plant with you when you move somewhere new. As well as the fact they are small enough to get caught on pant legs, shoes, clothes etc. to hitch a ride
I was in my teens before I discovered that "weed" just meant "plant you don't want." There is not really a biological definition of weed. Anything is a weed if you don't want it there.
therefore, it is impossible to grow a weed intentionally.
Like bears but more athletic?
I challenge the best gardener or botanist to grow weeds.
you think it's easy, but in practice, it's impossible
You rang?
Cool flowers dude
did you try to grow it intentionally?
therefore, it's not a weed. sorry
Now if only my city would agree with that instead of sending a citation for having an overgrown yard
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I just mowed (parts of) my lawn. Left some clumps of different wildflowers standing, dandelions included.
I'm glad my neighbourhood does not have a Lawn Enforcement Agency.
there are a ton of less PITA pollinators than dandelions
there is a pollinator 'round here that competes with the dandelion that is very dandelion like but actually houses native butterfly cocoons
so the dandelions get ripped up round here
Kill the lawn cop within yourself
you mean milkweed, it has to be native milkweed, otherwise the ornamental ones, usually the tropical ones can do more harm than good.
they're very yummy in teas! I'm actually currently sipping a "s'mores" flavored tea that uses roasted dandelion root, I find it quite nice.
Dandelion leaves (blanched) are good in salads and pestos.
I am entirely over 'blank won't fuck you' as a response to shit. It's cliched and trite and kills a conversation.
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