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pissenlit
dandelion
The French name for dandelion, pissenlit ‘piss in bed’ derives from the reputed diuretic results from eating the young leaves either boiled or in a salad. They are full of vitamins and antioxidants.
Other names in French are dent-de-lion and couronne de moine.
Text © Dana Facaros
Image by Remi Jouan