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The plant is an invasive species in the southern United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in. It was introduced in colonial times and has become naturalizedNaturalization is the process whereby a person becomes a national of a nation, or a citizen of a country, other than the one of his birth. Naturalization is also, in biology, the process when foreign or cultivated plants have spread into the wild, where t from South CarolinaSouth Carolina ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Palmetto State Other U. States Capital Columbia Largest City Columbia Governor Mark Sanford Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 40th 82,965 km² 78,051 km² 4,915 km² 6% Population Total ( 2000) Densi southward along the AtlanticFor other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation The Atlantic Ocean is Earth's second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. The ocean's name, derived from Greek mythology, means the " Sea of Atlas". This ocean occupies an elongated, and the entire Gulf coastThe Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America. The gulf's eastern, north, and northwestern shores lie within the United States of America (specifically, the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,, where it grows profusely along ditchbanks and dikesA dyke (or dike is a stone or earthen wall constructed as a defence or as a boundary. The best known form of dyke is a construction built along the edge of a body of water to prevent it from flooding onto an adjacent lowland. However dykes have also been.

Although the plant is listed as a noxious weedThis article is about unwanted plants. Other meanings: the town of Weed, California; Weed music distribution service and Cannabis. Dandelions, shown here in proliferation, are commonly thought of as weeds. Weed is the generic word for a plant growing in a by many states, it is still sold in nurseriesA nursery is a place where plants are propagated, usually for sale as a business, though some gardeners and farmers keep private nurseries. Typical plants grown in a nursery would include fruit trees or bushes, home landscape shrubbery and trees, and star as an ornamental tree. It is not choosy about soil types or drainage, but will not grow in deep shade. Its waxy attractive green leaves set off the clusters of white flowers at bloom time. Later brown seeds form, with a waxy outer coat. The wax is harvested by placing the seeds in hot water, and skimming the surface of the water. Though other parts of the plant are toxic, the wax is not, and it can be used as a substitute for vegetable oil in cooking.

The nectar is also non-toxic, and it has become a major honey plant for beekeepers. The honey is not of high quality, being sold as bakery grade, but is produced copiously at a barren time of year, after most of the other spring bloom is done. In the Gulf coast states, beekeepers migrate with their honeybees to good tallow locations near the sea.