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Dandelion

Taraxacum

Photo by RachelM
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I like that! The only definition I could find on the net is : A children's amusement in which the number of puffs needed to blow the filamentous achenes from a dandelion is supposed to tell the time.
At this stage it is known as a Dandelion Clock; I have no idea why.
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PublishedApril 8, 2011

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