Showing posts with label wild lettuce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wild lettuce. Show all posts

Sunday, April 23, 2023

Plant Story--Wild Lettuces, Lactuca species, Common and Widespread

Garden lettuce, Lactuca sativa (sunflower family Asteraceae) is just one of about 125 species in the genus. (See earlier post on garden lettuce.) Thus, there are many lettuces, most living independent of humans.
wild lettuce in a disturbed field
 wild lettuce, probably prickly lettuce, Lactuca serriola