*Lapsana communis Linnaeus. Common name: Nipplewort. Phenology: Jun-Sep (-Oct). Habitat: Fields, forests, vacant lots, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe. First reported for GA (Rabun County) by Stiles & Howel (1998). See Poindexter (2006).
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA19, G, GrPl, Il, Mi, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, RAB, SE1, Tn, Va, W, WV; > Lapsana communis — POWO. Basionym: Lapsana communis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Lapsana communis - FNA19
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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