By contrast, autonomous apomixis is the rule among the many apomictic species of Asteraceae including the common dandelion " Taraxacum officinale ", and also occurs in several genera of Poaceae.
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Their scientific name, Taraxacum officinale, loosely translated, means a cure for what ails you, and British author Colin Spencer reports that an infusion of dandelion roots was once used to treat hepatitis.
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Both " Guzmania " and " Vriesea " have dry capsules that split open to release parachute like seeds similar to the Dandelion ( " Taraxacum " sp . ).
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For example, many varieties of citrus, plants in the Rosaceae and some in the Asteraceae, such as " Taraxacum " produce seeds apomictically when somatic diploid cells displace the ovule or early embryo.
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A number of weeds, such as the dandelion ( " Taraxacum " ) and lamb's quarter, are edible, and their leaves or roots may be used for food or herbal medicine.
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The larvae probably feed on various moss species in the wild, but have been reared on various plants, such as " Taraxacum officinale ", " Stellaria media " and " Polygonum aviculare ".
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"Taraxacum officinale L " . ( dandelion ) is a vigorous weed in Europe with diploid sexual populations in the southern regions and partially overlapping populations of diploid sexuals and triploid or tetraploid apomicts in the central and northern regions.
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Pankhurst died in 2013, a year after the species " Taraxacum pankhurstianum ", endemic to St . Kilda, was named in his honour, for his suggestion that the seed from which it was grown at Edinburgh be collected.
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It has been found experimentally that interplanting a crop susceptible to aphid attack with a flowering plant such as the dandelion, " Taraxacum officinale ", encouraged predation on aphids because the spotted lady beetles were attracted to their pollen-rich flowers.
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Some botanical names refer to groups that are very stable ( for example Equisetaceae, Magnoliaceae ) while for other names a careful check is needed to see which circumscription is being used ( for example Fabaceae, Amygdaloideae, " Taraxacum officinale " ).
