If you look carefully in the spring woods, you might be surprised to find what looks like a clump of small yellow dandelions. They’re pretty petty things. But look closer. There are no leaves.

But, you might want to take a closer look because those bright yellow flowers may actually be a dandelion lookalike that could be bad news for your garden if you don't get rid of them as quickly ...

In the fall plants are rosettes that look like dandelions. In the spring Shepherd’s purse will put up a flowering stalk that grows to 3 to 18 inches tall.

Many have flowers that look like dandelions, so you need to look at their leaves and where they’re growing. Among them are different buttercups and two different hawkweeds.

We already know dandelions can be eaten. I like to dip the flowers and part of the stem into tempura batter. And I keep hearing about dandelion tea. I’ve learned to like the plant, but not that ...