A lion's tooth or dandelion is a somewhat (by which I mean greatly) underestimated flower (some say weed) of which there are 250 types. Consider that. Called also cankerwort (by someone, no doubt, who despised the poor things) & puffball (by one who liked to blow on their fluffy parachutes, scattering them hither & thither around the world), the dandelion is touted as a health food. Imagine! What flavor of dressing would be delicious on a cankerwort salad? (or should it be called a lion's tooth salad? Nothing like the petal of the lion to fill one full of vim & vinegar!) A lion's tooth salad, fava beans, & a nice chianti, please (hold the liver). No, these darlings most certainly must not be eaten as a salad or any other way. Why, they have hollow stems, basal rosettes, & ray florets for goodness sake! and, they're YELLOW.
(Although, come to think of it, I might like a glass of dandelion wine now & again.)
