prickly lettuce

Looks very similar to Sow Thistle, except the flowers have some white, not pure yellow, and the underside of the leaves have little sharp spiny pricks sticking out all over it. The white latex also good for warts moles skin cancer. Also has a trace amount of opium, so it acts as a mild sedative, tranquilizer and pain killer. The yellow dandelion-like flowers are totally edible. A distinguishable feature of prickly lettuce is that it’s leaves actually turn to face the sun and the whole plant looks like it’s been flattened vertically when the leaves do this. Best eaten when young and small. Eating regular amount relaxes. Eating excessive amounts can cause restlessness and overdosing could shut heart down.(rare). Flowers open early morning and close when it gets hot. I have these in my yard and put the whole plant in blender.

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Lactuca serriola L., T, Plur, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.

Analisis floristico de las escombreras del centro-norte de la provincia de Valladolid (Espana)

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Recently, Lactuca serriola has spread throughout Europe as an

Geographical distribution of wild Lactuca species (Asteraceae, Lactuceae)

Opportunistic species (Cirsium arvense, Collinsia parviflora, Gayophytum diffusum, and Lactuca serriola), which frequently were sparse at individual sampling points, were sampled along 1 m wide belt transects between sampling points.

Of the exotic perennials, Cirsium arvense was most abundant at the Yellowstone Lake location, reaching mean densities of ~1100 stems/ha, whereas Lactuca serriola did not differ in density among locations (Table 8).

Effects of fire size and pattern on early succession in Yellowstone National Park

1 Asteraceae Native Cony--a canadensis Asteraceae Native Erigeron annuus Asteraceae Native Lactuca canadensis Asteraceae Introduced Lactuca serriola Asteraceae Native Pyrrhopappus carolinianus Asteraceae Native Solidago canadensis Asteraceae Native Taraxacum officinale Brassicaceae Introduced Capsella burla pastoris Convolvulaceae Native Calystegia sepium Chenopodiaceae -- Chenopodium sp.

Evaluating the quality of a disturbed wetland in southwestern Indiana: a survey of native and exotic flora at Vectren Conservation Park

(*) Lactuca serriola L.; Prickly Lettuce; Dry roadside; Rare but locally frequent; C = 0; BSUH 14754.

The vascular flora and plant communities of the Bennett wetland complex in Henry County, Indiana

Tabla 5 Umbilico gaditani-Parietarietum judaicae (Parietario-Galion muralis, Parietarietalia, Parietarietea) Na de inventarios 11 Caracteristicas Parietaria judaica V Centranthus ruber III Umbilicus gaditanus II Erigeron karvinskianus II Cymbalaria muralis II Cyrtomiumfalcatum I Antirrhinum majus + Companeras Conyza bonariensis II Bromus rigidus II Lactuca serriola II Hedypnois cretica I Galium aparine I Mercurialis annua I Ageratina adenophora I Nicotiana paniculata I Ademas: Sonchus oleraceus, Sonchus tenerrimus, Aster squamatus, Helminthotheca echioides, Salvia verbenaza, Lolium rigidum, Vulpia myuros, Oxalis pes-caprae, Geranium purpureum, Sonchus congestus, Aeonium arboreum var.

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Lactuca serriola L.: (*); Prickly Lettuce; abundant; fields, especially in Units 3 and 4; BSUH 11453, 11454.

The flora and vegetational communities of Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area, Henry County, Indiana

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prickly lettuce