The dandelion is a very common plant in North America, with long, jagged leaves and distinctive yellow flowers that close before developing into fluffy white seed heads. Many people can identify a ...

It is a childhood favorite, but is disliked by most adults. It’s the dandelion — the little yellow flower that shows up early in the spring and seems to grow better than everything else. How does such ...

At some point or another, most of us have played travel agent to a dandelion. Blowing on their tufted tops is a childhood rite of passage for many, and a simple puff of air is all it takes to send the ...

Reflecting on my annual battle with dandelions, I’m reminded of a quote from the classic 1972 film “Jeremiah Johnson,” in which the character “Del Gue” describes his experience in an area inhabited by ...

Dandelions have our attention this time of year, don’t they? How could they not given the huge flush of flowers that has just ended. Our highways and byways are full of them. So are our lawns, ...

Dandelions are incredible plants with a highly efficient seed-dispersal system, meaning even a gentle breeze can carry seeds ...

Spring is in full swing, and a sure sign in Michigan is yards as far as the eye can see painted in bright yellow dandelions. Dandelions, regardless of how common they are in Michigan, are not a native ...

Over the last decade of writing this column, I’ve written about bald eagles cruising over the Schuylkill River, peregrine falcons diving from the steeple of St. John’s in Manayunk, a rogue black bear ...