Wild lettuce is poisonous, and the whole plant is poisonous. Eating by mistake will paralyze people, and in serious cases it will lead to death. Wild lettuce is a kind of herb, with short appearance, erect stems, green leaves, and flowers usually bloom in June-August. Wild lettuce has strong vitality and adaptability, and can grow well in various environments without picking soil.

Wild lettuce is poisonous.

Wild lettuce is a plant of Panicum in Compositae, also known as poisonous lettuce or yellow lettuce. Wild lettuce is short and the whole plant is poisonous. If eaten by mistake, it will poison people. If the amount is too small, it will cause drowsiness or boredom. Eating too much will lead to heart paralysis, which will lead to death in severe cases.

Wild lettuce has strong reproductive ability and contains a lot of toxins, which belongs to quarantine plants. Wild lettuce is harmful to human body after eating it by mistake. In addition, wild lettuce will endanger the growth of plants. If there are wild lettuce around vegetables and other crops, it will reduce the yield of subsequent crops, and chemicals such as pesticides can be used to remove wild lettuce.

Wild lettuce belongs to the genus Panicum, which is short in shape and 0.5 ~ 0.80 meters high. Wild lettuce stems are erect, leaves are compound, mostly wide linear, cracked and green. Wild lettuce has beautiful flowers, yellow heads and tongue-shaped flowers, which usually bloom in June-August.

Wild lettuce likes temperature and is suitable for growing in a warm, dry and well-ventilated environment. Wild lettuce has strong adaptability, can adapt to dry or humid climate and can continue to grow in poor soil. Wild lettuce has a strong vitality and grows mostly in mountains, wasteland, grassland, woodland, roadside or crevices.