Talk:Taraxacum

Title of article is italicized?
The title of the article ("Taraxacum") appears both boldface and italicized, but this is inconsistent with other articles, which normally seem to be in bold but NOT italics.

How do we edit the way the title of the article is displayed? I've tried looking through the wikitext help-pages but can not yet find an explanation?

It's not serious, just a bit of wierdness because it's inconsistent and there is no obvious fix?

~Teledildonix314~Talk~411~ 18:36, 19 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Never mind, i am now finding the explanation that an article about a botanical genus is actually supposed to be italicized, and is only non-italics for higher taxonomic ranks, so please disregard my earlier question. ~Teledildonix314~Talk~411~ 18:46, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Time for another RM?
I missed the 2016 "no consensus" RM to move the page title to its common name (i.e Ray Bradbury's book probably wouldn't have sold well if named Taraxacum Wine, and Taraxacum wine has a certain unring to it, I'll set up a redirect to the book just in case), is it time for another try? Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 14:53, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Herbalism Could Use Improvement
First I wanted to say that I am new to editing, I am doing this for a college class. I am hoping for editor feedback, so please provide your input on what edits I should make.

I wanted to add a few things:

Dandelions can be used to potentially treat obesity. Dandelion components play a significant role in the control of lipid metabolism and adipogenesis. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23956107 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3271/3/2/38

A water-soluble polysaccharide from Dandelion possesses efficacious antioxidant and hypoglycemic properties. https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/8/1485

Dandelion root is a source of natural antimicrobial compounds. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25644491/

Dandelion leaves have been shown to possibly decrease growth of cancer cells. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18425335/

Dandelion Root Extracts (DRE) could engage and effectively target multiple vulnerabilities of cancer cells. Therefore, DRE could be a non-toxic and effective anti-cancer alternative. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27564258/

Thanks! MsKatieJones (talk) 07:03, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Inconsistency on red seeded origin
The first paragraph states that the red seeded dandelion is invasive, but it's own page says it is native to North America. One of these must be a mistake. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_erythrospermum 75.100.190.200 (talk) 21:28, 16 July 2024 (UTC)