Question: What is this plant? Hair along edges of leaf. White sap. Hair along bottom of mid-vein. Sparsely hairy on top. …
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What is this plant? Hair along edges of leaf. White sap. Hair along bottom of mid-vein. Sparsely hairy on top. Yellow flowers. Its in between the cranesbill and dwarf plantain in the photo.
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Dear weedid, thank you for your post here. Without knowing the location, it will be hard for me to help you with any confidence. There are upwards of 500,000 plants in the world with different groups of species occurring in different regions. Knowing the location is quite crucial for identification as it narrows down the choices one has to contend with quite considerably. That all written, your plant is a member of the Asteraceae (aster family), belonging to the tribe that contains lettuce, dandelion, and hawkweed. The leaves somewhat resemble Scorzoneroides (fall dandelion) and it may belong to that genus. Perhaps a search of images on the web can confirm this hypothesis for you. Best wishes.
