In May, meadows glow with the yellow flowers of dandelions. This plant, often mistakenly called a sow thistle, is, contrary ...

One of the best known edible wild plants in this area is Claytonia perfoliata ... The class was also introduced to sow thistle and Italian thistle along its foraging journey.

The plant can grow 3 to 6 feet tall. Parts to eat: The leaves, stalk, and stem are edible, but the roots are ... What to look out for: Thistle has an upright, usually hairy stalk and prickly ...

Thayer has written two field guides to edible plants, and lectures frequently ... But what really makes Thayer swoon is the sow thistle. That's Sonchus oleraceus to you botanists — a common ...

Though it looks a lot like the also-edible dandelion, the sow thistle is much more destructive ... Try sautéing the leaves in olive oil and adding them to a quesadilla. European settlers brought ...

In a thicket, we spy a familiar-looking yellow flower with jagged leaves, but it’s not a dandelion: This humble plant is the sow thistle ... Angeleno foragers to edible plants, Lin hopes ...

Proper preparation of a plant can be critical as well. Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare ... assorted berries, various trees with edible fruits, leaves and nuts – even pine pitch can be used medicinally.

Where to find it: In spring and summer, sow thistle grows in forests, meadows, and riverbanks all over North America. Pull them up by the roots and throw the parts of the plants you don’t use in ...

I’ve seen the occasional sow thistle seedling taking root even in a sidewalk crack. As a group, sow thistles have irregularly lobed leaves that typically form a basal rosette on the ground but ...