How to Tell True Dandelions From False Dandelions

Be warned, there is a false dandelion.

And the false dandelion, you can tell it's very different from the

true dandelion. The true dandelion is always very pointed.

The leaves are very pointed, like the lion's teeth.

Mm-hmm.

But the false dandelion, it looks like this, but the

leaves are, but the points are rounded.

And this is smooth, whereas the false dandelion has little

furs on it. The true dandelion plant will send up

one flower stalk and have one flower, and the

stem will be hollow. My children used to pick them

and use them as straws.

But the false dandelion, the stem goes up, it's not

hollow, and it can, it can divide into sometimes

two or three flowers. Even though the flower looks the same

and the leaf looks very similar, but if you know those

points, you can tell the difference between the

false-

Mm-hmm

... and the true dandelion