Can we eat this?

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Date Photo Taken: March 2, 2012
Location: Dallas, GA
Posted By: RickWillams86

Notes:

Trying to figure out what plant this is and have had quite a few people tell us it’s thistle, but the leaves art sharp pointy.

COMMENTS

  1. Kirk Unregistered says:

    Yes, it is a thistle. You can eat it in salad as long as the sharp pointy is not too much. The roots are tasty and are like potato.

    March 24th, 2012 at 3:54 pm

  2. Bobby Unregistered says:

    This looks like Curly dock. http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/weedguide/singlerecord.asp?id=221
    I wouldn’t use it on a sammich.

    March 24th, 2012 at 7:07 pm

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