• A research paper "What are dadelions and aphids?
  • Biologist Daniel Janzen argues that
    • Much like the strawberry,
    • both dandelions and
    • aphids can (all) alternate between asexual and sexual reproduction.
  • Most of the dandelion clusters that you come across in the yard are clones resulting from asexual reproduction.
  • So from the perspective of evolution, Janzen argued, all these clones are part of the same scattered individual.
  • On this view, a single dandelion is not actually the familiar small plant;
    • it’s more akin to ‘a very large tree with no investment in trunk, major branches, or perennial roots.
  • It has a highly diffuse crown.’ -

DescriptionFragaria vesca, commonly called wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, Carpathian Strawberry, European strawberry, or fraisier des bois, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Rose family that grows naturally throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, and that produces edible fruits.