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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lactuca graminifolia var. graminifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae_   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lactuca graminifolia var. graminifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae_

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Lactuca graminifolia

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-07-005:

Lactuca graminifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Lactuca graminifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Coastal Plain Lettuce, Slender Wild Lettuce, Grassleaf Lettuce


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image of Lactuca graminifolia var. graminifolia, Coastal Plain Lettuce, Slender Wild Lettuce, Grassleaf Lettuce

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_l_graminifolia_gramin

May    Dare County    NC

Leaves mostly basal, up to 1' long but less than 1/4" wide, frequently lobed, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lactuca graminifolia var. graminifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lactuca graminifolia var. graminifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae_

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Lactuca graminifolia

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-07-005:
Lactuca graminifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lactuca graminifolia

 

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1894

Forb
Biennial

Habitat: Mesic to dry-mesic pine-oak woodlands and forests, longleaf pine sandhills, sandy fields, and sandy roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: Blue/Violet
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Reddish-brown
Achene

 

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