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Dandelions don’t get a lot of respect. But the much-maligned plant has some amazing attributes, including a flowerhead that contains hundreds of flowers.
Dandelions are often dismissed as a lowly weed. But plant biologist Joan Edwards sees the flower as an amazing engineering marvel. Producer Laurie Sanders took to the lawns of Williams College with Edwards to find out more about the virtues of dandelions.