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Asteraceae
Lactuca

not marked as a favorite taxon *Lactuca saligna Linnaeus. Common name: Willowleaf Lettuce. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed ground, perhaps associated with circumneutral soils. Distribution: Native of Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA19, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NY, Oh3, Pa, POWO, RAB, SE1, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV. Basionym: Lactuca saligna L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Lactuca saligna - FNA19

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Lactuca saligna© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Lactuca saligna© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Lactuca saligna© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Lactuca saligna© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Lactuca saligna© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Lactuca saligna© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Lactuca saligna© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷

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