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Prickly Lettuce or Lactuca serriola Very common in the dry rocks and gravel in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area. They say it can be eaten but I would have to be near starvation to give this a try. Even if the small (1cm) flower looks pleasing, it is a nasty plant with white milky toxic sap and spines along the leaf underside. Geotagged,Lactuca serriola,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Prickly Lettuce or Lactuca serriola

Very common in the dry rocks and gravel in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area. They say it can be eaten but I would have to be near starvation to give this a try. Even if the small (1cm) flower looks pleasing, it is a nasty plant with white milky toxic sap and spines along the leaf underside.

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The Prickly Lettuce

"Lactuca serriola" is an annual or biennial plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It has a slightly fetid odor and is commonly considered a weed of orchards, roadsides and field crops. It is the closest wild relative of cultivated lettuce.

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Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by William Bodine
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By William Bodine

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Uploaded May 28, 2024. Captured May 28, 2024 06:38 in 564 N Creston, Mesa, AZ 85213, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/3s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm