Watch this BEFORE foraging WILD LETTUCE! (lookalikes, identification, and more)

Learn how to identify wild lettuce plants and distinguish them from common lookalikes. I’ll also discuss the toxicity of wild lettuce lookalikes and clear up confusion about wild lettuce identification characteristics.

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Timestamps:
- 00:00 - How to identify wild lettuce
- 00:40 - Why are there so many lookalikes?
- 01:29 - Wild lettuce biology
- 02:09 - Look for wild lettuce in the right environment!
- 02:40 - Wild lettuce flower id
- 03:25 - When does wild lettuce flower
- 03:53 - Wild lettuce seeds (and how to get them!)
- 04:28 - Wild lettuce detail #6
- 04:43 - Wild lettuce latex (sap)
- 04:54 - Where to get wild lettuce extract
- 05:27 - Wild lettuce leaves
- 05:45 - Addressing wild lettuce hair confusion
- 06:37 - NEW important distinguishing detail!
- 07:06 - Wild lettuce lookalike #1
- 07:34 - Wild lettuce lookalike #2
- 08:38 - Wild lettuce lookalike #3
- 09:07 - Wild lettuce lookalike #4
- 09:54 - Wild lettuce key details
- 10:29 - Are wild lettuce lookalikes toxic?
- 10:58 - People may be using this species wrong
- 11:32 - An under-appreciated wild vegetable!

Image sources:
Funny meme - https://x.com/BiodiverSiTal/status/15...
Dandelion flowers - https://www.michigannatureguy.com/blo...
Lactuca biennis - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

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