Dandelion blooms in late spring and early summer, usually from April to October. So dandelions bloom in spring.

dandelion (Latin name: Taraxacum mongolicum? Hand.-Mazz.) compositae, dandelion is a perennial herb. The root is conical, the surface is brown and shriveled, the leaf edge sometimes has wavy teeth or pinnately parted, the base gradually narrows into petiole, the petiole and main vein are often reddish purple, the upper part of the scape is purple, and it is densely covered with spider-silk white villous; Head, involucre bell-shaped, achene dark brown, long crown hair white, flowering and fruiting period from April to October.

Taraxacum mongolicum is also known as Herba Violae, Veronica, Huahualang, etc. Perennial herbs of Compositae. Head-shaped inflorescence with white crown hairs on its seeds. After bloom, it drifted to a new place with the wind to give birth to new life.

Extended information:

Medicinal

Taste: bitter and sweet, cold. ?

Tang materia medica: sweet, flat and nontoxic.

Li Gao: slightly bitter, cold.

compendium of materia medica: sweet, flat and slightly cold.

handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicines of Guangzhou army: bitter and sweet, cold.

meridian tropism: entering the liver and stomach meridians. ?

Li Gao: There are insufficient yin meridians.

Supplement to Materia Medica: Entering Yangming and Taiyin Classics.

indications: clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis and resolving hard mass. Treat acute mastitis, lymphadenitis, scrofula, furuncle, acute conjunctivitis, common cold and fever, acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, gastritis, hepatitis, cholecystitis and urinary tract infection.

Reference: Dandelion (Taraxacum in Compositae) _ Baidu Encyclopedia