Lactuca floridana
Florida Blue Lettuce, Florida Lettuce
Other regional names: Wild Lettuce +1 more
- Wild Lettuce
- Woodland Lettuce
Also known as: Brachyramphus caribaeus Stahl, 1887 +8 more
- Brachyramphus caribaeus Stahl, 1887
- Lactuca acuminata (Willd.) Spreng.
- Lactuca floridana f. floridana
- Lactuca floridana f. leucantha Fernald
- Lactuca floridana var. floridana
- Mulgedium acuminatum (Willd.) Nutt.
- Mulgedium floridanum var. acuminatum Alph.Wood
- Mulgedium floridanum var. floridanum
- Prenanthes sonchoides DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.
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Indigenous to North America, Lactuca floridana (commonly known as Florida Blue Lettuce or Florida Lettuce) is an annual or biennial belonging to the Asteraceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Puerto Rico