: a European hawkweed (Picris echioides) that has yellow flowers and is now naturalized in the eastern U.S.
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Among the edible weeds spotted on the South Hayward walk: mallow, sow thistle, oxalis, stork’s bill, bristly oxtongue, dandelions, wild lettuce, plantain and clover.
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Rebecca Parr, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2017
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Rebecca Parr, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2017
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“Oxtongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxtongue. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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