Day Three- Plant Ally Project

Day 3~

Learn the latin binomial + folk names of your plant ally.

In participating in this challenge, these types of things are exactly what I was hoping to learn and discover about my chosen plant ally. Leaning already! 

Latin: Taraxacum Officinale

Common: Dandelion 

- Derived from French "Dent De Lion" meaning Lions Tooth noting the deep teeth on the green leaves. 

Folk and other common names: Blowball, Puffball, Swine Snout, Cankerwort, Wild Endive, Priests Crown, Lions teeth, Fairy Clock, Piss-a-Beds.. WHO KNEW!? 

Below is just a very small portion of resources from my personal herbal library. I chose to also check out a few random sites found on google. Why not? 

Sources: 

The Herb Book, John Lust | The Ultimate Guide to Herbs, Parragon Books | The Herbal Drug Store, White, Foster | Kew.Org http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/plants-fungi/taraxacum-officinale-dandelion | E Medicinal http://www.emedicinal.com/herbs/cankerwort.php#Legends