Found throughout the United States.
Young leaves are alternate, egg-shaped, and form a rosette.
Both young leaves and cotyledons have a whitish coating. Rosette leaves alternate, egg-shaped, with toothed margins. Stem leaves are alternate, without hairs, and have lobes that clasp the stem. Leaf margins are toothed and only slightly prickly. Unbranched, 1-4 ft in height, and emit a milky sap when cut.