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Friday, July 11, 2014
Name this plant?
Found along roadsides in central Kansas. Fairly wet, disturbed areas. Might be a type of thistle? Help IDing would be much appreciated!
Carole knows her poppies! Native Americans used the bright yellow sap to remove warts & used the crushed seeds to treat burns, cuts & sores. Not that I have any sores or cuts that I need to treat, of course!
Prickly poppy. See comment on Hartsel page for scientific name. First time I encountered Prickly Poppies was in SW Colorado and I tried to pick one. Only one. Won't make that mistake again.
Prickly poppy! I recognized it was a poppy but had to google to find the a matching image. Voila!
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Carole knows her poppies! Native Americans used the bright yellow sap to remove warts & used the crushed seeds to treat burns, cuts & sores. Not that I have any sores or cuts that I need to treat, of course!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It really does look like a poppy, now that you say it. Maybe one crossed with a thistle.
ReplyDeletePrickly poppy. See comment on Hartsel page for scientific name. First time I encountered Prickly Poppies was in SW Colorado and I tried to pick one. Only one. Won't make that mistake again.
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