Dandelions

Maybe it is because they are so common or most of us view them as weeds but It is unlikely that people will travel miles to see them and it is even more unlikely that the Daily Telegraph will write an article on the best british dandelion fields.

Which is shame, as the ladygrove fields and meadows have been a sea of yellow and is now becoming a sea of white as the flowers turn to seed:

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Their attractive flower, is actually made up of hundreds of very small flowers (called a florets):

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Eventually it becomes perhaps one of the most entertaining of plants (after the insectivorous) as flower turns into seed which are then dispersed upon the wind:

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Dandelions are not just common to the UK and Europe, but can be found naturally in North America and Mike has some great macro shots of Dandelions on his Slugyard blog:

http://slugyard.com/2011/04/flowers-for-flies/