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Florida Lettuce

Lactuca floridana

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Description:

tall wild weed with light blue flowers on multi-branched stems atop a 7 foot stalk, flower head contains 10–20 blue ray florets, brown achene; is similar to dandilions; milky white sap; leaves serrated margins to deeply dissected;

Habitat:

open woods disturbed area urban schoolyard

Notes:

also called Woodland Lettuce

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PublishedDecember 30, 2015

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