Is this normal???

This is the second white dandelion plant I have ever seen. The first was in Korea. This one was in Fukuoka, Japan.

misc. plants in Fukuoka, Japan

Little plants growing on the bark of a tree at the Gokoku Shrine.Growing on a fence around the Kinen Tower of the Fukuoka Castle.A sideways tree at the Fukuoa Castle.A wooden fence at 'the site of the retreat of Josui Kuroda' which is now a peony garden (unfortunately it was too early in the year for me to actually see any of the flowers in the garden, which was huge).
[All photos taken March 12, 2007]