I landed awkwardly on a plant (9)

I believe the answer is:

dandelion

'a plant' is the definition.
(dandelion is a kind of plant)

'i landed awkwardly on' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' indicates an anagram.
'i'+'landed'='ilanded'
'ilanded' with letters rearranged gives 'dandeli'.
'dandeli'+'on'='DANDELION'

(Other definitions for dandelion that I've seen before include "Flower with a "clock"" , "I nod, laden with yellow flower" , "Common yellow-flowered plant" , "salad leaves" , "Common yellow-flowered weed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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