non-native Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Asteraceae. I didn’t used to bother even pulling these, figuring they were a lost cause, naturalized as they say, and in most cases it is true, but after having seen such success with the other non-natives in the Park after a few years, I started going after these as well, and it is definitely working, on the margins, though requires extra diligence, due to their quite rapid blooming turnaround. Weeding in my mind is not so much about eradication as it is about pushing back, providing some check against spreading, knowing full well it will return when I stop. It’s more about the process and mindset, than it is about accomplishing some absolute goal. It’s like mortality itself.
