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Old 19-06-2012, 10:19 PM posted to rec.gardens
Stewart Robert Hinsley Stewart Robert Hinsley is offline
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Default Is this a weed?

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Kiewicz writes
skippysje said:

Is this a weed?


Yes. Some wild species of Lactuca (lettuce). Should exude a milky
sap when your break the stem. Prolific seeder.


Not a Lactuca, but another member (Sonchus oleraceus) of tribe
Cichorieae.

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