People and Plants: Weeds aren’t waste, they’re sidewalk salad

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People and Plants: Weeds aren’t waste, they’re sidewalk salad

Today’s topic is about some of the edible plants that commonly pop up in various and unusual places, like sidewalks, rock borders and turf. Plants we typically call weeds. My definition of a weed is a plant growing where it is not wanted. Dandelion (Taraxacum spp.) is perhaps one of the most common. The settlers brought dandelion to the Americas in the 1600s. They grew this plant in their gardens for both medicinal and edible purposes. When the …