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Wild Lettuce

Lactuca serriola

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow ,thistle like. Seed pods were fluffy like cotton balls.

Habitat:

totally wild . Foothills.

Reference Links:

Lactuca serriola

Species ID Suggestions

lettuce

Lactuca sp.

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DerrickLK
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Dundelion
orlavic
2

Comments (3)
HemaShah
dw33zy,the biggest differentiating factor between the two is that, Dandelions have leaves that are basal and form a floret kind of shape at the base.
HemaShah
dw33zy ,I am very grateful for your feedback. I have been puzzling over this plant because it does not look like Dandelion to me.Thnx
DerrickLK
This plant's flower looks like a dandelion's, though it is not. Many plants in the sunflower family have flowers that look like this (ray flowers) and white fluffs (pappus) when they mature. It looks like some kind of wild lettuce (Lactuca genus) to me but I am not completely sure.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Flowers of North America
Mission
Seeds and Seed Pods
Mission
Wild Flowers Of Mt Diablo and surrounding open space
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 14, 2012

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