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woodland lettuce

Lactuca floridana

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Illinois.January 31, February 35, March 53, April 98, May 157, June 65, July 51, August 272, September 114, October 49, November 32, December 29.
United States8,615
Illinois932
Texas758
Missouri638
Indiana638
Tennessee630
Virginia596
Georgia495
Louisiana476
Maryland453

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
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.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

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Practise woodland lettuce with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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