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Lay two plants next to each other — uses, risks, and whether either has a grow guide.
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Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
The lawn's bitter physician — leaf as a potassium-rich diuretic, root as a liver bitter.
Flavor
Leaf is bitter-green; roasted root is chicory, cocoa, and earth.
Symptoms
indigestion, water retention, liver support, fatigue
In favor
Free, abundant, nutritious
Against
Asteraceae allergy
Days to harvest
40–60 days for leaf; 150–180 days for a fat taproot
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