Close up of spiral leaf base.
Description: About 2 feet tall. Leafs very prickly to the touch. Flowers were yellow and a little larger than a Dandelion. A milky juice came out when ever the skin was torn. The leafs form a spiral where they meet the stem.
Location: Lake Chabot. Next to the bank.
How to use: I tore off the prickly leafs and curled the the stem, top leafs, and flowers up in a pot full of water. I stoked the fire and took a nap. When a woke up I tried the stem and it tasted like asparagus. The upper leafs and the flowers tasted good too. I only ate a little bit of the plant because I've never had thistle before.
