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.
Oakley Genealogy & History. Oakley is from the pre-seventh-century Old English word ac and leah, denoting oak tree and wooded place. Oakley is then a locational name meaning a grove of oaks. There are over 12 places in Southern England with some spelling of the name. Some of the different spellings are Oakly, Okly, Ockley, and Oakeley. Oakley family history has the first recorded spelling of the name in 1199 of Hervey de Ocle in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire, England. Oakley genealogy includes artist and art teacher Violet Oakley; educator and historian Francis Christopher Oakley; and sharpshooter and exhibition shooter Annie Oakley.