Calflora Taxon Report
Lactuca serriola  L.
Prickly lettuce, Prickly wild lettuce
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2018 Julian Geoghegan
Lactuca serriola is an annual herb that is not native to California.
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Genus: Lactuca
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: wetland-riparian, weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSLactuca scariola
JEFLactuca serriola var. integra
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