Dandelion leaf is the foliage of the sunny-faced common lawn weed sometimes called lion’s tooth or wild endive.
The young leaves are eaten fresh as a salad green or vegetable.
Aside from value as a salad green and vegetable, fresh or dried dandelion leaf is traditionally prepared as a tea, either hot or iced. In addition to being a good source of calcium, potassium, iron and other minerals, dandelion leaf is abundant in vitamins A, B, C, D and K and the antioxidants luteolin, zeaxanth and cryptoxanth.