In some parts of Europe, cultivated varieties of dandelion are available that have longer, more tender leaves. These are available from specialist herb growers in the UK.
A weed is simply a plant that is growing where ... Or, finding a four-leaf clover brings good luck. And if you touch a dandelion you will wet the bed! The French word for dandelion is Pissenlit ...
Dandelion roots can be used as a coffee substitute. Wild oats, kochia and quack grass make nutritious forage if cut early. Weeds that emerge late in the season may cause little crop loss in that year.