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hairy lettuce

Lactuca hirsuta

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 4, February 4, March 5, April 9, May 16, June 8, July 6, August 5, September 6, October 6, November 4, December 4.
United States831
Canada80
New York77
Missouri73
Ontario61
Arkansas58
Illinois55
New Jersey46
Texas45
Kentucky44

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
  • 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

Sources

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