Dandelion imposters

[Marie]

Someone said they had look-alike dandies on another forum. I always thought they were dandelions. I had to find out. Did a google on prickly dandelion leaves and got this.

Prickly (or Spiny) Sow-Thistle is the plant. This link shows both the Prickly Sow Thistle and the Dandelion.

home.steuber.com/Sarah/flwrs/Families/Asteraceae_7.html

This link has better pictures of the Prickly or Spiny Sow-Thistle.

www.delange.org/SpinySowthistle/SpinySowthistle.htm


They are both in the same family: Asteraceae - Sunflower Family-- home.steuber.com/Sarah/flwrs/Families/Asteraceae_0.html

Learn something new everyday. They must be edible too. I was feeding them as dandelions in the past. But when the leaves got too prickly I didn't use them.

[ChamZilla]

Hey there

I actually knew something! YAY we have those thistles here in Canada. A lot of them. They don't grow where we cut our lawn though, they grow on the hills and things like that and in the forrest. There are other thistles that resemble dandelions with yellow flowers also. I am not exactly sure at this point what they are but when I find out I will let you know