Photo Credit: Prickly Lettuce Plant © 'Mel Harte'

Photo Credit: Prickly Lettuce Inflorescence © Mel Harte

Photo Credit: Prickly Lettuce Leaves © Mel Harte

Erect annual or biennial plant with long taproot and milky sap. Leaves have short spines along the bottom of the central vein. Leaves can be entire or pinnate, with prickly margins. Flower is small, pale yellow and ligulate. Seeds similar to dandelion.

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