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Lactuca canadensis L.

Canada lettuce; Wild lettuce; Lactuca sagittifolia Elliot; Lactuca steelei Britton

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Common Name(s): Wild Lettuce, Lettuce,Wild
Species: Lactuca ludoviciana
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Family: Asteraceae
Longevity: Annual
Season: Warm
Origin: Native
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Lactuca canadensis L.
Canada lettuce

       
Symbol:   LACA  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asteraceae  
Duration:   Annual
Biennial
 
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



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Synonyms:
Lactuca canadensis L.

  LACAI Lactuca canadensis L. var. integrifolia (Bigelow) Torr. & A. Gray
  LACAL Lactuca canadensis L. var. latifolia Kuntze
  LACAL2 Lactuca canadensis L. var. longifolia (Michx.) Farw.
  LACAO Lactuca canadensis L. var. obovata Wiegand
  LACAT Lactuca canadensis L. var. typica Wiegand
  LASA4 Lactuca sagittifolia Elliot
  LAST8 Lactuca steelei Britton
 

Distribution:
Lactuca canadensis L.

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USA ( AL , AR , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Lactuca canadensis L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae , 13 species in Lactuca
 

Classification:
Lactuca canadensis L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Lactuca L. – lettuce
Species Lactuca canadensis L. – Canada lettuce
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lactuca canadensis L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FAC+ FACU- FACU- FACU+ FACU FACU FAC+ FACU FACU FACU+ FACU NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Lactuca canadensis L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor   Minor       Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Lactuca canadensis L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36596.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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Lactuca canadensis
Lactuca canadensis
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