Lactuca serriola
(Prickly Lettuce)
Lactuca serriola, Reimer's Ranch Park, Travis Co. 4489
Lactuca serriola, Reimer's Ranch Park, Travis Co. 4476
Lactuca serriola, Reimer's Ranch Park, Travis Co. 4483
Lactuca serriola, Reimer's Ranch Park, Travis Co. 4479
Lactuca serriola, Reimer's Ranch Park, Travis Co. 4478
| Scientific Name | Lactuca serriola | USDA PLANTS Symbol | LASE |
| Common Name | Prickly Lettuce | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 36608 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Fields, waste places, disturbed areas, and roadsides. Plant: Tall, erect biennial, 1-5 feet high, stout stem and milky sap. Leaves: Alternate, prickly leaves, usually clasping and oblanceolate to obovate in shape; lower leaves deeply pinnately-lobed. Inflorescence: Large panicles or corymbs of many, often 100 or more, composite yellow blossoms in open clusters, each about 1/2-inch across, with 13 to 27 rays only (no disk florets); involucre about 1/2 inch long with 3 rows of overlapping bracts. Bloom Period: July to September. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, American Southwest and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Introduced |
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