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Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)
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Other common names: Canada Lettuce
Native
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 2 to 10 ft.
Blooms: July to
September
Leaf Type:
lobed
Bloom Size: 0.25 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Parts indistinct
Location: Allegheny Highlands Trail
Date: 8/14/2019
Notes:
Leaves may be either deeply lobed or shallowly toothed.
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Wild Lettuce may be
easily confused with:
- Dwarf Dandelion
Wild lettuce has multiple flowers on a single stem; dwarf dandelion has one flower per stem.
- Prickly Lettuce
True to its name, prickly lettuce has spiny leaves, wild lettuce does not.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
