This is called a Dandelion Spherical Clock. I took the picture on the Bear Valley Trail this morning. I never cease to be in total wonder of what nature creates. The name "Dandelion" is a corruption of the French "dent de lion", meaning "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely-toothed leaves of the plant. In German it is called "Löwenzahn", meaning the same thing. Children (and adults like me) love to pick the spheres and blow away the seed-carrying parachutes, a fun thing to do, and appreciated by the plants which want to propagate!
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