dandelion puffs

Blowable white globes

Dandelion puffs are the spherical seed heads of dandelions—the white, feathery balls that form after the yellow flowers fade.

Each puff consists of dozens of seeds attached to wispy filaments that catch the wind.

Children traditionally blow on them to scatter the seeds, often while making a wish: She closed her eyes and blew the dandelion puff into the breeze.

Related

fluffy · white · floating · fairy dust · breeze · summer breeze · scatter · feathery · soft · childhood · childhood memories · meadow · wild flowers · summer · lawn · wispy · delicate · spheres

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Opposites
permanence/ephemerality

dandelion puffspetrified wood

Mineralized tree fossils

bedrock · stone · stones · oak trees · boulders

seed structure type

dandelion puffsacorns

Seeds of oaks

coconuts · pinecones · chestnuts · walnuts · burrs

Family

dandelion, puff, puffs, puffed, puffing, puffy, puffiness

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G