Lactuca canadensis
| Lactuca canadensis | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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. | |
| |
| Natural range of Lactuca canadensis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common Name: American wild lettuce;[1] Canada lettuce[2]
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: L. sagittifolia
Description
Lactuca canadensis is a dioecious annual and biennial that grows as a forb/herb.[2]
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]
