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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lactuca saligna
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about Willowleaf Lettuce at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lactuca saligna
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Lactuca saligna
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-07-002:
Lactuca saligna FAMILY Asteraceae_
COMMON NAME:
Willowleaf Lettuce
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lasa_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lactuca saligna
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lactuca saligna
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lactuca saligna
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-07-002:
Lactuca saligna
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
1895
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed ground, perhaps associated with circumneutral soils, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare or waif(s) in GA-NC-SC; more common northward
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf midrib smooth or remotely spinulose below
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Ray flowers bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Achene
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