Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola L.

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prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Plant(s)
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte
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prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Foliage
Steve Dewey
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prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Plant(s)
Forest and Kim Starr
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prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Plant(s)
Forest and Kim Starr
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prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Foliage
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte
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Lactuca serriola
Feature(s)
Tom Heutte
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prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Flower(s)
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte
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prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Flower(s)
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte
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Lactuca serriola
Fruit(s)
Steve Dewey
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Lactuca serriola
Fruit(s)
Steve Hurst
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Lactuca serriola
Feature(s)
Steve Dewey
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Lactuca serriola
Infestation
Steve Dewey
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prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Plant(s)
USDA NRCS PLANTS Database




Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Lactuca

Other System Links

Plants: LASE
Bayer: LACSE
GRIN: 21365
ITIS: 36608
NPDN Pest: PBFCEBF
NPDN Host: 36411


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
China lettuce, wild lettuce

Related Scientific Names:
Lactuca scariola L.(Synonym)

References

Common Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.