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A description of ''Lactuca graminifolia '' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067035 The Flora of North America].
 
A description of ''Lactuca graminifolia '' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067035 The Flora of North America].
This species is abundant where found (FSU Herbarium).
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This species is abundant where found. <ref name="FSU Herbarium">
 
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Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014.  Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Lisa Keppner, Ed Keppner, Paul L. Redfearn, Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Grady W. Reinert, Richard S. Mitchell, Gwynn W. Ramsey, H.L. Stripling, James R. Burkhalter, S.W. Leonard, L. Baltzell, D.B. Ward, D. Burch, S.G. Shelter, Kevin Oakes, R. Komarek, R.A. Norris, John B. Nelson, Travis MacClendon, and Karen MacClendon.  States and Counties: Florida: Bay, CalhounColumbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Hernando, Jackson, Jefferson , Lake, Liberty, Leon, Levy, Madison, Marion, Okaloosa, Orange, Pasco, Polk, Taylor, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.</ref>
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
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This species is found in pine flatwoods, evergreen scrub oak sand ridges, fallow fields, bordering swamps,  and longleaf pine-wiregrass pinelands (FSU Herbarium). Also found in disturbed areas, '' Lactuca graminifolia'' has also been observed to grow along roadsides, near campgrounds, around parking compounds, and within moist, sphagnum-filled ditches (FSU Herbarium). It grows in dry, loamy sands as well as moist, grassy areas in open light conditions (FSU Herbarium). Associated species includes Longleaf pine, wiregrass, ''Phlox floridana, Stillingia sylvatica, Asimina longifolia'' var. ''spathulata, Lactuca graminifolia, Stylosanthes biflora, Erigeron strigosa, Baptisia lanceolata, Hedyotis crassifolia, Pterocaulon undulatum, Asclepias humistrata,'' and ''Quercus hemisphaerica'' (FSU Herbarium).
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This species is found in pine flatwoods, evergreen scrub oak sand ridges, fallow fields, bordering swamps,  and longleaf pine-wiregrass pinelands. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> Also found in disturbed areas, '' Lactuca graminifolia'' has also been observed to grow along roadsides, near campgrounds, around parking compounds, and within moist, sphagnum-filled ditches. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> It grows in dry, loamy sands as well as moist, grassy areas in open light conditions. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> Associated species includes Longleaf pine, wiregrass, ''Phlox floridana, Stillingia sylvatica, Asimina longifolia'' var. ''spathulata, Lactuca graminifolia, Stylosanthes biflora, Erigeron strigosa, Baptisia lanceolata, Hedyotis crassifolia, Pterocaulon undulatum, Asclepias humistrata,'' and ''Quercus hemisphaerica''. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
  
 
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This species has been observed flowering from March through July and in October (FSU Herbarium). It has also been observed fruiting from May through June and in October (FSU Herbarium).
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This species has been observed flowering from March through July and in October. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> It has also been observed fruiting from May through June and in October. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
  
 
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===Pollination===
 
===Pollination===
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Lactuca graminifolia'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Lactuca graminifolia'' at Archbold Biological Station: <ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>
  
 
Halictidae:  ''Halictus poeyi''
 
Halictidae:  ''Halictus poeyi''
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
 
 
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014.  Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Lisa Keppner, Ed Keppner, Paul L. Redfearn, Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Grady W. Reinert, Richard S. Mitchell, Gwynn W. Ramsey, H.L. Stripling, James R. Burkhalter, S.W. Leonard, L. Baltzell, D.B. Ward, D. Burch, S.G. Shelter, Kevin Oakes, R. Komarek, R.A. Norris, John B. Nelson, Travis MacClendon, and Karen MacClendon.  States and Counties: Florida: Bay, CalhounColumbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Hernando, Jackson, Jefferson , Lake, Liberty, Leon, Levy, Madison, Marion, Okaloosa, Orange, Pasco, Polk, Taylor, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
 

Revision as of 14:39, 29 July 2016

Lactuca graminifolia
Lact gram.jpg
Photo by Wayne Matchett, SpaceCoastWildflowers.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Lactuca
Species: L. graminifolia
Binomial name
Lactuca graminifolia
Michx.
LACT GRAM dist.jpg
Natural range of Lactuca graminifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: grassleaf lettuce

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Lactuca graminifolia Michaux var. graminifolia

Description

A description of Lactuca graminifolia is provided in The Flora of North America. This species is abundant where found. [1]

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species is found in pine flatwoods, evergreen scrub oak sand ridges, fallow fields, bordering swamps, and longleaf pine-wiregrass pinelands. [1] Also found in disturbed areas, Lactuca graminifolia has also been observed to grow along roadsides, near campgrounds, around parking compounds, and within moist, sphagnum-filled ditches. [1] It grows in dry, loamy sands as well as moist, grassy areas in open light conditions. [1] Associated species includes Longleaf pine, wiregrass, Phlox floridana, Stillingia sylvatica, Asimina longifolia var. spathulata, Lactuca graminifolia, Stylosanthes biflora, Erigeron strigosa, Baptisia lanceolata, Hedyotis crassifolia, Pterocaulon undulatum, Asclepias humistrata, and Quercus hemisphaerica. [1]

Phenology

This species has been observed flowering from March through July and in October. [1] It has also been observed fruiting from May through June and in October. [1]

Fire ecology

It is found in patches of degraded longleaf pine sandhill after burn and control (no burn) treatments.[2]

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Lactuca graminifolia at Archbold Biological Station: [3]

Halictidae: Halictus poeyi

Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Lisa Keppner, Ed Keppner, Paul L. Redfearn, Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Grady W. Reinert, Richard S. Mitchell, Gwynn W. Ramsey, H.L. Stripling, James R. Burkhalter, S.W. Leonard, L. Baltzell, D.B. Ward, D. Burch, S.G. Shelter, Kevin Oakes, R. Komarek, R.A. Norris, John B. Nelson, Travis MacClendon, and Karen MacClendon. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, CalhounColumbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Hernando, Jackson, Jefferson , Lake, Liberty, Leon, Levy, Madison, Marion, Okaloosa, Orange, Pasco, Polk, Taylor, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
  2. Heuberger, K. A. and F. E. Putz (2003). "Fire in the suburbs: ecological impacts of prescribed fire in small remnants of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) sandhill." Restoration Ecology 11: 72-81.
  3. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.