Wall lettuce
Cicerbita muralis
leaf
Bitter young leaves, raw in a mixed salad or cooked like dandelion.
- Origin
- Europe
- Where to find it
- It is found mostly in the beech and fir forests of the mountains and of eastern France, along forest tracks.
- Season (United States)
- March to May
- Preparation
- The young leaves are picked before the flowering stem; their bitterness softens with cooking.
- Did you know?
- It grows on old walls and in woodland, hence its name.