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Taraxacum officinale
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Taraxacum officinale is the common dandelion species behind salad greens and foraged leaves. This leaf is the plant identity. Cultivated dandelion is the milder farmed green; pissenlit is the French kitchen name.
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History
Linnaeus placed the common dandelion as Taraxacum officinale.
Foraged and farmed packs sometimes used the Latin name.