Below is a list of all known varieties for Dandelion. Click on a variety name to view more detailed nutrient and sourcing information.
| Variety Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Common Dandelion | The young, tender leaves of the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), known for a sharp, bitter, and peppery taste. |
| Dandelion (Dried Leaves) | Dried dandelion leaves, most commonly used to make a slightly bitter, diuretic herbal tea. |
| Dandelion Greens (Common) | The "common, "wild" "dandelion" "leaf." "Known" "for" "a" "sharp, "bitter," "and" "peppery" "flavor." "Best" "when" "young." |
| Dandelion Root (Fresh) | The fresh taproot of the dandelion. It is edible but very bitter, often boiled or used for its medicinal properties. |
| Dandelion Root (Roasted, Ground) | The roasted and ground root, famously used as a caffeine-free coffee substitute with a chicory-like flavor. |
| French Dandelion | A cultivated variety (Taraxacum officinale 'Amélioré Très Hâtif') with larger, more tender, and less bitter leaves than wild dandelion. |
| Italian Dandelion (Chicory) | A "misnomer." "This" "is" "actually" "a" "type" "of" "chicory, " "not" "a" "dandelion." "It" "has" "a" "similar" "bitter, "peppery" "flavor." |
| Red Dandelion | A "cultivated" "variety" "with" "deep-red" "stems" "and" "veins." "Slightly" "milder" "and" "less" "bitter" "than" "wild" "dandelion." |
| Red-Ribbed Dandelion | A visually striking variety with deep red stems and veins, offering the same characteristic peppery, bitter flavor. |
| Samphire | Samphire is a name given to a number of succulent salt-tolerant plants (halophytes) that tend to be associated with water bodies.Rock samphire is a coastal species with white flowers that grows in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. This is probably the species mentioned by Shakespeare in King Lear. Golden samphire is a coastal species with yellow flowers that grows across Eurasia. Several species in the genus Salicornia, known as "marsh samphire" in Britain. |