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Lactuca serriola L. Prickly lettuce; Lactuca scariola L

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Higher taxa:  Life   Plantae   Dicotyledoneae   Asteraceae   Lactuca   Global map IDnature guides: Dicotyledoneae, Plants_Chicago, Plants_Georgia_Clarke, POPA_USGA, Weeds, Wildflowers Missouri Botanical Garden We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. Plants Database, United States Department of Agriculture Malezas de Mexico, CONABIO CalPhotos

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© Pedro Tenorio-Lezama, 2001 Lactuca serriola, flower bud	© Pedro Tenorio-Lezama, 2001 Lactuca serriola
© Pedro Tenorio-Lezama, 2001 Lactuca serriola, flower bud	© Pedro Tenorio-Lezama, 2001 Lactuca serriola, leaf
© Pedro Tenorio-Lezama, 2001 Lactuca serriola, habitat	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Lactuca serriola, Flower
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Lactuca serriola, Flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Lactuca serriola, Leaf
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Lactuca serriola, Leaf	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Lactuca serriola, Flower
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Lactuca serriola, Whole plant	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Lactuca serriola, Stem
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Lactuca serriola, Fruit

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly PLANTS Profile   Lactuca serriola L. prickly lettuce         Symbol:   LASE   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Asteraceae   Duration:   Annual Biennial   Growth Habit:   Forb/herb   Native Status:   L48    I HI    I CAN    I Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species . South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute . Usage Requirements .   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Lactuca serriola L. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Lactuca thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Lactuca serriola L.   LASC6 Lactuca scariola L.   Distribution: Lactuca serriola L. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA (AL, AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE, FL , GA , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS, MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)   Related Taxa: Lactuca serriola L. View 477 genera in Asteraceae , 13 species in Lactuca   Classification: Lactuca serriola L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     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 serriola L. – prickly lettuce   U.S. Weed Information: Lactuca serriola L. China lettuce prickly lettuce wild lettuce This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S. KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide . The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast . Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains . Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM . Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West . Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.   Introduced Information: Lactuca serriola L. This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants. Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all   Wetland Indicator Status: Lactuca serriola 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 FAC- FAC FAC FACU FAC FAC FAC FACU FACU FAC NO NO NI Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   More Accounts and Images: Lactuca serriola L. View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account , photographs , 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 36608. View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). 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.   Related Web Sites: Lactuca serriola L. Arizona: abstract & image of prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) CalFlora: database occurrence Oregon State University: Weed Identification page UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 06:47 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 39 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Lactuca serriola%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Lactuca serriola Prickley Lettuce ID: 6040 1631 1307 0043 [detail] © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0503 0433 [detail] © 2003 Michael Charters Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0104 0668 [detail] © 2004 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D. Lactuca serriola Prickly Wild Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 1102 1311 [detail] © 2002 Steve Matson Lactuca serriola China Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0105 1929 [detail] © 2005 Louis-M. Landry Lactuca serriola China Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0105 1930 [detail] © 2005 Louis-M. Landry Lactuca serriola China Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0105 1931 [detail] © 2005 Louis-M. Landry Lactuca serriola China Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0105 1932 [detail] © 2005 Louis-M. Landry Lactuca serriola ID: 0000 0000 0506 2243 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Lactuca serriola ID: 0000 0000 0506 2244 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0706 0063 [detail] © 2006 Jennifer Naegele Lactuca serriola ID: 0000 0000 0706 0621 [detail] © 2006 Luigi Rignanese Lactuca serriola ID: 0000 0000 0706 0625 [detail] © 2006 Luigi Rignanese Lactuca serriola ID: 0000 0000 0706 0628 [detail] © 2006 Luigi Rignanese Lactuca serriola ID: 0000 0000 0706 0632 [detail] © 2006 Luigi Rignanese Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0906 0309 [detail] © 2006 Luigi Rignanese Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0906 0322 [detail] © 2006 Luigi Rignanese Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0906 0323 [detail] © 2006 Luigi Rignanese Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 1107 1053 [detail] © 2007 Neal Kramer Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 1107 1054 [detail] © 2007 Neal Kramer Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0708 2102 [detail] © 2008 Neal Kramer Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce ID: 0000 0000 0708 2103 [detail] © 2008 Neal Kramer Lactuca serriola ID: 0000 0000 1008 0653 [detail] © 2008 Steve Matson Lactuca serriola ID: 0000 0000 1008 0654 [detail] © 2008 Steve Matson Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley