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Re:Roomba Inventor Joe Jones on His New Weed-Killing Robot by Retric on Friday July 07, 2017 @12:08PM (#14719520)
Dandelions are actually perennials so they will regrow stems several times, and survive multiple years. They will also tend to flower most abundantly in spring, but can re-flower in the fall.

Further, it's not just the stem involved, if your mowing regularly your taking out the leaves.

PS: There are also a few different plants that all look similar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dandelion

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Re:Roomba Inventor Joe Jones on His New Weed-Killing Robot by JoeAltmaier on Friday July 07, 2017 @12:41PM (#14719804)
Yup the flat ones were none of those. They were really weird knarly mutated plants with exactly the same structure, leaves, stem and flowers as dandelion but grown flat and warped to hug the ground.
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