Excuse me but...

[carly_kai]

According to Wikipedia, Taraxacum officinale, the Common Dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). 



T. officinale is considered a weedy species, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. As a nearly cosmopolitan weed, Dandelion is best known for its yellow flower heads, that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits, that blow away on the wind.

Bosh, they are neither dandy or lions...

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[carly-kai.livejournal.com]

along with the Fire Fly Easton, I thought that it was Dandy Lion.

youth... the pleasures of youth.

[msstacy13.livejournal.com]

They name may have caught on in English
because of inference Dandy Lion suggests--
A colourful pretense of courage quickly disapated.