found a very wide dandelion while walking today! feel free to share any wide dandelions you find here as well
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[img]https://i.ibb.co/Z8xf1Ys/IMG-20240506-145450776.jpg[/img]
if anyone knows what can cause this, let me know! it looks super cool
found a very wide dandelion while walking today! feel free to share any wide dandelions you find here as well
if anyone knows what can cause this, let me know! it looks super cool
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butterlad
Neat! The phenomenoon is called
fasciation and can have a variety of different causes. Although usually pretty rare, it is disproportionally common in dandelions. And it's not harmful to the plants, just weird.
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butterlad
Neat! The phenomenoon is called
fasciation and can have a variety of different causes. Although usually pretty rare, it is disproportionally common in dandelions. And it's not harmful to the plants, just weird.
[quote name="Xionahri" date="2024-05-06 13:33:03" ]
Neat! The phenomenoon is called fasciation and can have a variety of different causes. Although usually pretty rare, it is disproportionally common in dandelions. And it's not harmful to the plants, just weird.
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it's mentioned briefly in the wikipedia article, but this is the same process that makes those ultrawide strawberries you sometimes get in a pack :)
Xionahri wrote on 2024-05-06 13:33:03:
Neat! The phenomenoon is called fasciation and can have a variety of different causes. Although usually pretty rare, it is disproportionally common in dandelions. And it's not harmful to the plants, just weird.
it's mentioned briefly in the wikipedia article, but this is the same process that makes those ultrawide strawberries you sometimes get in a pack :)
Wide Dandelion:
[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ZRnfbgV.png[/img][/center]
oh i found one of those once! super cool
oh i found one of those once! super cool
[quote name="whalesbone" date="2024-05-06 15:10:29" ]
[quote name="Xionahri" date="2024-05-06 13:33:03" ]
Neat! The phenomenoon is called fasciation and can have a variety of different causes. Although usually pretty rare, it is disproportionally common in dandelions. And it's not harmful to the plants, just weird.
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it's mentioned briefly in the wikipedia article, but this is the same process that makes those ultrawide strawberries you sometimes get in a pack :)
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oh the twin strawberries
whalesbone wrote on 2024-05-06 15:10:29:
Xionahri wrote on 2024-05-06 13:33:03:
Neat! The phenomenoon is called fasciation and can have a variety of different causes. Although usually pretty rare, it is disproportionally common in dandelions. And it's not harmful to the plants, just weird.
it's mentioned briefly in the wikipedia article, but this is the same process that makes those ultrawide strawberries you sometimes get in a pack :)
oh the twin strawberries
I've seen one of these too! It's really weird and cool
