Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( Yellow ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Dandelion, Lion's Tooth, Bitterwort, Chicoria, Fortune-Teller, Wild Endive, Puffball (Taraxacum officinale), Asteraceae Family, Texas native, perennial, thought of as an invasive weed by some

Its solitary flower head has numerous yellow ray flowers which appear on the tops of tops a hollow, leafless stalks. The stalks emerge from center of a rosettes of toothed leaves. The stem juice is milky. The new leaves can be used in salads as well as soups and wine is made from the heads.

For photos of the blooms and more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/885/index.html

I believe that the seedhead is a thing of beauty.