prickly lettuce

• Nombre común de Lactuca serriola, planta silvestre de tallos y hojas espinosas, a menudo considerada maleza, aunque también se usa en medicina popular o como alimento silvestre.

A common name for Lactuca serriola, a wild plant with prickly stems and leaves, often considered a weed but also used in traditional medicine or as a wild edible.

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   A common wild plant (Lactuca serriola) with prickly leaves and stems, often considered a weed.

   lechuga espinosa

   • Prickly lettuce grows along roadsides and in disturbed areas.
   • The leaves of prickly lettuce have a distinctive row of spines on the underside.
   • Some people use prickly lettuce as a mild sedative in herbal medicine.