sow-thistle
Prickly garden invader
Sow-thistle is a common weed with prickly leaves and yellow flowers resembling dandelions.
The plant produces milky sap and spreads aggressively in gardens and disturbed ground.
Several species exist, all considered nuisances by gardeners: The sow-thistle had taken over the vegetable patch.
Yellow flower, white puffball
- lettuceLeafy salad vegetable
- asteraceaeDaisy plant family
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- pappusSeed's dispersal tuft
rosette · taproot · perennial · annual · prickly · achene · composite · wildflower
Encroaching without welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- infestationPest takeover situation
overgrowth · eradication · pulling · hoeing · herbicide · glyphosate · cultivation · garden
Sought wild food
Moist healing application
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
herbalism · tisane · decoction · tonic · ethnobotany · digestive · soothing
dandelion
Yellow flower, white puffball
- lettuceLeafy salad vegetable
- asteraceaeDaisy plant family
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
pappus · rosette · taproot · perennial · annual · prickly · achene · composite · wildflower · latex
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
infestation · overgrowth · eradication · pulling · hoeing · herbicide · glyphosate · cultivation · garden · self-seeding
foraged
Sought wild food
blanching · foraging · raw · boiled · nutritious · leafy · gathered
poultice
Moist healing application
anti-inflammatory · herbalism · tisane · decoction · tonic · ethnobotany · digestive · soothing
livestock
Domesticated farm animals
poultry · guinea-pig · palatability · nutritive · supplemental