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Western Lettuce

Lactuca ludoviciana

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) mertensia, some rights reserved (CC BY)

27 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 37, February 36, March 40, April 190, May 99, June 33, July 21, August 21, September 25, October 27, November 35, December 34.
United States963
Texas422
Kansas117
Minnesota86
Canada80
Ontario70
South Dakota39
Washington37
Nebraska34
Wisconsin33

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genuswild lettuces · Lactuca

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