I just found it beside the driveway. It seems to have oddly-shaped leaves. There's one little flower at the end. I think it's yellow.
Here's two pictures of it:
http://tinypic.com/r/23wr435/6
http://tinypic.com/r/35bcf7o/6
Here's two pictures of it:
http://tinypic.com/r/23wr435/6
http://tinypic.com/r/35bcf7o/6
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Based on the appearance of the flower and the leaves, it's likely a wild lettuce (Lactuca sp.). These can have either yellow or white flowers.
Some of the lettuces that occur in Ontario that your plant resembles are
tall blue lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb… (has pale lavender or white flowers)
Canada lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb…
hairy lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb…
prickly lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb…
Some other lettuces that have leaves which don't resemble those on your plant
willowleaf lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb…
woodland lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb…
and, of course, garden lettuce which has a variety of leaf shapes.
I wouldn't recommend eating this plant, though, because of the age of the plant. Like garden varieties which have flowered, the sap can get milky and give it a very bitter flavor. Otherwise, you can eat these like the garden variety (just be careful to remove any spines if it's prickly lettuce).
Some of the lettuces that occur in Ontario that your plant resembles are
tall blue lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb… (has pale lavender or white flowers)
Canada lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb…
hairy lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb…
prickly lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb…
Some other lettuces that have leaves which don't resemble those on your plant
willowleaf lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb…
woodland lettuce http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb…
and, of course, garden lettuce which has a variety of leaf shapes.
I wouldn't recommend eating this plant, though, because of the age of the plant. Like garden varieties which have flowered, the sap can get milky and give it a very bitter flavor. Otherwise, you can eat these like the garden variety (just be careful to remove any spines if it's prickly lettuce).
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A smokable kind.