Wild Lettuce | A plant walk with jim mcdonald

We recently spent a day with jim mcdonald (‪@herbcraft‬ ) going on plant walks and seeing what familiar botanicals we could find around Eugene, Oregon. When we found wild lettuce, jim identified it right away based on several clues: it's gray-green color, it's twisting leaves, and it's soft prickles beneath the leaves.

Wild lettuce—a botanical cousin to our beloved salad lettuces—has a long history of use as a nervine, a bitter, and to support restful sleep. There are at least 10 wild species of Lactuca spp. in North America that provide beneficial constituents in their leaves, stems, seeds, and the milky white latex called lactucarium that comes from the plant when it is wounded. We invite you to learn more about this herbal ally.

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