Plant Description:

• Introduced, very noticable, weedy species with only a flower stem (no plant stem)
• All ground level leaves are triangular and toothed
• Very deep, tough roots
• Flower stem, filled with a milky substance, has a solitary yellow ray flower
• Occurs everywhere - lawns, disturbed sites and roadsides
• Cree made into a tea to purify the blood and to treat anemia, jaundice and nervousness
• Can be eaten raw in salads or cooked
• High content of vitamins A and C
• Found at Stops 1 through 12

 

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-Sourced from Budd's Flora of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, 1979 and
Plants of the Western Boreal Forest & Aspen Parkland, 1995.
Refer to references for full publication details.