{"id":14309,"date":"2020-04-29T12:01:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T11:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/?p=14309"},"modified":"2026-01-13T09:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:51:13","slug":"identify-sow-thistle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify Sow Thistle"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sow Thistle \/ Spring \/ Summer\/ Autumn \/ Edible<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14309 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thistle-shot-of-seed-head-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-seed-head-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-seed-head-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-seed-head-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-seed-head-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-seed-head-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thistle-in-flower-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>Common names<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sow thistle, hare thistle, hare\u2019s lettuce<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Botanical name<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Sonchus (genus of several species)<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><b>Scientific Classification<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><b>Kingdom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Plantae<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Order<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013Asterales\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Asteraceae<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><b>Physical Characteristics for Sow Thistle<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<h2><b>Leaves<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p>Looks like a true thistle, but the leaves are much softer.\u00a0 Sow Thistles have a rosette of basal leaves from which a flower stalk is sent up.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-14309 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-close-up-of-the-leaf-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-from-above-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><b>Flowers<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p>The flowers are similar in appearance and colour to Dandelions, but much smaller. There may be several flowers coming off the main stem, on short stalks. When the leaves are split, they exude a white sap or \u201clatex\u201d<\/p>\r\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-14309 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thsitle-close-up-of-the-flower-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thistle-in-flower-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/29\/identify-sow-thistle\/sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-flower-stalk-min-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><b>Seeds<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p>Again similar to Dandelion but smaller, with the seed &#8216;parachutes&#8217; blowing in the wind when ready. The main difference is the number of flowers per head. Sow thistle will always have several flowers per stalk whereas Dandelion will only ever have one flower per stalk.<\/p>\r\n<h2><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-121100\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-seed-head-min-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-seed-head-min-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-seed-head-min-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-shot-of-seed-head-min.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Habitat<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Native to Europe and Asia, though can be found in most temperate regions. Found on bare ground, pavement cracks, agricultural land, and garden borders.<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Known hazards<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Unclear if any recorded<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Could be confused with<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2025\/02\/28\/groundsel-senecio-vulgaris-identi...\">Groundsel (<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senecio vulgaris<\/span>),<\/a> which has blunt fuzzy leaves rather than jagged spiky leaves, is a potential poisonous lookalike. Sow thistle could also be confused with <a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2018\/11\/10\/dandelion-identification-taraxacum-officinale\/\">Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale)<\/a>, and members of the true thistle family, Cirsium, but both of these are edible. Dandelions do not have spikes on the edges of their leaves, and true thistles have much tougher leaves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Edible use<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should be eaten before flowering, after which time the plant becomes bitter. The leaves and stem can be eaten raw in salads, or steamed and used in the same way as spinach. The leaves of the basal rosette tend to have more spikes, but are generally less bitter<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><b>Notes on Herbal uses<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been used for various reasons, including as a sedative, tonic, blood purifier, and hepatic, as well as a treatment for warts. <br \/><em>If you have a medical complaint, please\u00a0 see your doctor<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><b>Extra notes from the Foragers<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p>The botanical name comes from the ancient Greek word meaning \u201chollow\u201d, in reference to the hollow stem.<br \/>The \u201cmilk\u201d of the sow thistle has been used as a folk remedy for warts<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"458\">You\u2019ve met the plant \u2014 now let\u2019s see if you can recognise it.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Click on the image below and try our quiz to check your understanding of the key ID features.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.totallywilduk.co.uk\/quizzes\/rosebay-willowherb-quiz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-121101\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sow-thistle-in-flower-min.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sow Thistle \/ Spring \/ Summer\/ Autumn \/ Edible Common names Sow thistle, hare thistle, hare\u2019s lettuce Botanical name Sonchus (genus of several species) Scientific Classification Kingdom \u2013 Plantae Order \u2013Asterales\u00a0 Family \u2013 Asteraceae Physical Characteristics for Sow Thistle Leaves Looks like a true thistle, but the leaves are much&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1780,85,101,86,1776,1777],"tags":[239,3011,2741,2742,168,104,238,169],"class_list":["post-14309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-edible","category-foraging","category-plant-identification","category-plants","category-spring","category-summer","tag-autumn","tag-ediblee","tag-hare-thistle","tag-hares-lettuce","tag-sow-thistle","tag-spring","tag-summer","tag-thistle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14309"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141495,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14309\/revisions\/141495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}