dandelions a threatened species?

[K N and P J Harris]

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> I just saw a newspaper clipping that states that dandelions (Taraxacum
> officinale) are a threatened species in the United Kingdom.
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> Is there anyone in the U.K. who can corroborate this claim?
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> Thanks,
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> Dave Robinson
> Biology Dept.
> Bellarmine College
> Louisville, KY
Hi Dave,
My general observations suggest that dandelions are alive and well. We 
do have a Government funding problem that means that plant ecologists 
might be an endangered species - there could be a connection !
8-)
Peter Harris, Reading, UK.