Lactuca canadensis Linnaeus. American Wild Lettuce. Phen: Jun-Nov. Hab: Fields, roadsides, disturbed ground. Dist: NS and BC south to n. peninsular FL, TX, and CA.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, C, Fl7, FNA19, GrPl, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, SE1, Tn, Va, W, WH3; > Lactuca canadensis L. – S; > Lactuca canadensis L. var. canadensis – F, G, Il, Oh3, WV; > Lactuca canadensis L. var. integrifolia (Bigelow) Torr. & A.Gray – Tat; > Lactuca canadensis L. var. latifolia Kuntze – F, G, Il, Oh3, Tat, WV; > Lactuca canadensis L. var. longifolia (Michx.) Farw. – F, G, Il, Oh3, WV; > Lactuca canadensis L. var. obovata Wiegand – F, G, Il, Oh3; > Lactuca canadensis L. var. typica Wiegand – Tat; > Lactuca sagittifolia Elliott – S

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
• Great Plains: FACU
• Midwest: FACU
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily: 8