Are these actually dandelion greens?

SpaceTort

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Hey guys just bought what was labeled as dandelion greens at my local health food store, but upon a bit of thinking I remembered that dandelion greens usually have more serrated edges? Am I wrong? Is this just a different species? Thanks in advance ImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1497396840.755955.jpg
 

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Those are commonly called "Italian Dandelion". They are just as good as regular dandelion as a part of a varied diet.
 

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It's actually chicory, but the stores call it dandelion because that's the name most folks recognise. It's really the same thing - same family.
 

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Yup. Green dendelion/chicory. I buy that weekly. For some reason my little guys likes the green over the red by far.
 

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