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Dandelions are also edible for humans! The leaves of a young plant are very tasty, tender and a little bitter. Best cooked, but you could totally try mixing in a salad. The flowers can be made into wine (which i’ve never had… but i’m sure it’s awful) and the roots can apparently be roasted and made into a kind of coffee, which I’ve always wanted to try because I imagine it’s a bit like chicory.
If you want to try any of it, make sure you know where it came from! People spray it with weed killer, even in empty lots and whatnot.
some places make a kind of sarsaparilla out of it too
it's kinda tasty ngl