Difference between revisions of "Lactuca canadensis"
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| + | In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, this species flowers from June through November.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/> | ||
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Revision as of 12:23, 30 January 2018
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| Photo by the Illinois Wildflowers Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Lactuca |
| Species: | L. canadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lactuca canadensis L. | |
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| Natural range of Lactuca canadensis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common Name: American wild lettuce[1]
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: L. sagittifolia
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
L. canadensis is found in fields, roadsides, and disturbed ground.[1]
Phenology
In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, this species flowers from June through November.[1]
