6-28 Spotted Knapweed, Bouncing Bet, Wild Lettuce

6-28 The thistle-like flower heads of Spotted Kanpweed dot roadsides and waste places - often railroad ballast.

Bouncing Bet, AKA Soapwort, is a common roadside flower. The sap produced when this plant is crushed foams and was once used as a soap substitute.

The plentiful small yellow flowers of Wild Lettuce can be seen in open places although they may be as much as 10 feet off the ground. John