Family: Asteraceae
Scientific Name: Lactuca scariola
Common Name: Prickly Lettuce
Description | A yellow flowering plant that many consider to be a thistle. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Weeds |
Hardiness Zone | at least 5 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | small yellow dandelion-like flowers |
Leaves | stem leaves; clasp the stem, have spinney teeth, arrow-shaped bases and a bristly midrib underneath. |
Dimensions | 2-5 feet |
Native Site | Introduced from Europe. |
Notes & Reference | #07- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Lawrence Newcomb), #61-How to recognize Flowering Wild Plants (William Carey Grimm) |
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