Taraxacum /tÉËraeksÉkÊm/ tÉËrÃ¦ksÉkÊm is a large genus of flowering plants in the Family asteraceae and consists of species commonly known as. dandelionach single flower in a head is called a floret. Many Taraxacum species produce seeds asexually by apomixis, where the seeds are produced without pollination, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent plant.
Wheeler Family Name. This English name of Wheeler refers to an occupation, that of a maker of wheels. The wheels could be for a cart, to be used in spinning or other manufacturing systems. The Middle English term whele which means Ã¢â¬ËwheelÃ¢â¬â¢. Origin of Wheeler surname is in England, Ireland and Wales. Wheeler surname is extremely common on the Isle of Wight.
English: habitational name from Pickering in North Yorkshire, named with an Old English tribal name, Piceringas. However, Ekwall suggests that this was earlier Picoringas âpeople on the ridge of the pointed hillâ (see Orr 3 and Pike 1). Source: Dictionary of American Family Names Â©2013, Oxford University Press.