It's a double digit day! 😁 It's also Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog. Today's flower is one that I don't see blooming very often, Wild Lettuce. It usually blooms July through September. It is in the Sunflower family. The leaves were picked and eaten as greens, the stems are milky though. When grazed, it can cause the milk to have an off flavor.
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is one that is a bit hard to get for me, I usually see it after it blooms when the flowers turn to puffballs like a Dandelion. This is Wild Lettuce which, to me, looks nothing like lettuce. It blooms July through September. Native Americans used it for a variety of reasons, one of which is eating the greens, so there you go 😄. They also used the milky substance it has to treat Poison Ivy sores. I need to try that the next time I get it. It's also known as Canada Lettuce.
