Let's hear it for Purslane!

[VenomJockey]

http://www.askaprepper.com/if-you-see-this-weed-growing-in-your-yard-dont-pick-it-heres-why/

 

[DrHenley]

Thanks for the article. I'm going to have to look for that in the yard. Although, for some reason, the biodiversity in my yard is somewhat limited. The soil is very poor and weeds even have a hard time growing.

I have to take exception to the statement in the article that you shouldn't eat any plants with a milky sap. Figs, Ground Nuts, Sow thistles, Wild Lettuce, and Dandelions all have milky sap.

 

[Kevin L]

Thanks for the article. I'm going to have to look for that in the yard. Although, for some reason, the biodiversity in my yard is somewhat limited. The soil is very poor and weeds even have a hard time growing.

I have to take exception to the statement in the article that you shouldn't eat any plants with a milky sap. Figs, Ground Nuts, Sow thistles, Wild Lettuce, and Dandelions all have milky sap.

Agree with you about your points regarding milky sap.

Milkweed (although toxic) is actually edible if picked when young, and, supposedly, if boiled in a change of water (although I doubt this).

Barrel cactus has milky sap, but can be used (as a last resort since it destroys a rare, slow-growing plant) as a source of moisture in the American desert.

 

[DrPrepper]

I saw the picture and was excited because this grows in the cracks of my driveway. Then I realized ( as I read further) I have Spurge.