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Here's a full video with a lot more information about more than one kind of sow thistle.
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Perennial Sow Thistle - Sonchus arvensis

A similar plant is annual sow thistle - Sonchus oleraceus.

Did I find prickly lettuce!? Nope, I didn't. I found perennial sow thistle - Sonchus arvensis. Sow thistles look fairly similar to prickly lettuce - Lactuca serriola, but one way to tell them apart is sow thistle does not have any prickly on the midvein or midrib of the leaf. Sow thistles are also edible and have some medicinal uses such as making a tea to help calm the nerves and to help relieve asthma, bronchitis and coughs. You can also chew sow thistle flowers kind of like gum.
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Please consume wild plants at your own risk! Consult multiple reliable sources before consuming any wild plants! This video is for information and entertainment only!

References

MacKinnon, A. Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada. Lone Pine Media Productions (BC) Ltd. 2014.

Parish, R.; Coupe, R.; and Lloyd, D. Plants of the Inland Northwest and Southern Interior British Columbia. BC Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Publishing. 2018

Royer, France; Dickinson, Richard. Weeds of Canada and the Northern United States. The University of Alberta Press and Lone Pine Publishing. 1999