Lactuca canadensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lactuca canadensis L.

Canada lettuce, Canada wild lettuce

2006 Louis-M. Landry

Lactuca canadensis is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~10 records in California Plant Characteristics

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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: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lactuca canadensis var. integrifolia
PLANTS	Lactuca canadensis var. latifolia
PLANTS	Lactuca canadensis var. longifolia
PLANTS	Lactuca canadensis var. obovata
PLANTS	Lactuca canadensis var. typica
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Information about Lactuca canadensis from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LACA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).