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'''Lactuca serriola''', also called '''prickly lettuce, milk thistle''' (not to be confused with Silybum marianum, also called milk thistle) '''compass plant, and scarole''' is an annual or biennial plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family. It has a slightly fetid odor and is commonly considered a weed of orchards, roadsides and field crops. Lactuca serriola is known as the compass plant because in the Sun the upper leaves twist round to hold their margins upright.

{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>

{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herbLeaves}}.

Contains volatile oilsAcetylcholine chloride, flavonoidsatropine sulfate, apigenincarbachol, luteolindicyclomine, quercetindimethylsulfoxide, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tanninsglucose<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided lobed or unlobed but not separated into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in betweenand Leaf arrangement is alternate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellowblue to purple, and yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June the flower head has ray flowers only, meaning all of the individual flowers of the flower head have a strap- Augustshaped ray}}

{{Fruit|Simple|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crownat least a part of the plume is made up of fine bristles|With hooked hairsTuft or plume on fruit|many}}

Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in Prefers a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing light sandy loam in a suitable sunny position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fieldsRoadsides}}.

<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirecthindawi.com/sciencejournals/articleecam/pii2013/304394/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirectChemicals"]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">[https://webgobotany.archivenewenglandwild.org/webspecies/20131226161459lactuca/http:serriola//www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machineplant charecteristics"]</ref>

<ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ "traditional medicine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://practicalplantswww.pfaf.org/wikiUser/Agrimonia_eupatoria Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lactuca+serriola "practical palntsCultivation details"]</ref>