dandelion clock
A dandelion's rounded mature head, with tiny fruits attached to parachute-like tufts of hairs for wind dispersal.
Mature seed head of common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
All languages
- English
- dandelion clock
- Norwegian
- løvetannfrøstand
- Japanese
- タンポポの綿毛 — たんぽぽのわたげ — tampoponowatage
- Korean
- 민들레 씨앗 머리 — mindeulle ssiat meori
- Spanish
- cabezuela de diente de león
- French
- boule de pissenlit
- German
- Pusteblume
Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- Cornell CALS — dandelion seed head is gray-white and spherical; each brown seed is attached to a feathery pappus by a stalk
- University of Wisconsin Horticulture — globe-shaped seed heads and a feathery white pappus on every seed
- Oregon State University Horticulture — dandelion seed heads form a white sphere and each small seed bears a parachute-like pappus