Shepherd's purse is not a dandelion vegetable.

The basal leaves of Shepherd's Purse are clustered in a rosette shape, with a large head that is pinnately split, and the top lobe is oval to oblong, with an apex that is acuminate, shallowly lobed, or irregularly serrated or nearly entire. The surface of dandelion is brown and wrinkled, with brown or yellow-white hairs on the root head, and the leaves are obovate-lanceolate, oblanceolate or oblong-lanceolate.

Dandelion: Dandelion is a perennial herbaceous plant in the kingdom Plantae, Phylum Angiosperm, Class Dicotyledons, Subclass Sympetalata, Order Platycodonales, Asteraceae, Subfamily Gigoloideae, Trichocoideae, and the genus Dandelion.

Shepherd's purse: Shepherd's purse is a biennial herbaceous plant belonging to the plant kingdom, Angiosperm, Brassicaceae, Dicotyledonida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, and the genus Shepherd's purse.

The growth environment of shepherd's purse:

Shepherd's purse grows on hillsides, fields and roadsides, wild and occasionally cultivated. It is distributed in all provinces and regions in China and is widely distributed in temperate regions around the world.

Shepherd's purse is a cold-resistant vegetable and likes a cool and humid climate. The suitable temperature for seed germination is 20 to 25 degrees Celsius, and the suitable temperature for growth is 12 to 20 degrees Celsius. When the temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius and above 22 degrees Celsius, the growth will be slow, the humidity will be high, and the quality will be poor.

Shepherd's purse is not strict on soil requirements, but fertile and loose soil can make it grow vigorously, with tender leaves and good quality. The pH value of the soil is required to be neutral or slightly acidic.