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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 7 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Fruit: Other: Flat, ribbed achenes with white, fluffy pappus
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Pale blue to whitish
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Florida Lettuce
  • Woodland lettuce
  • Florida Blue Lettuce
  • False Lettuce

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Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park dam
Date: May 9, 2023
Florida wild lettuce #273; RAB page 1023, 179-7-7. AG page 304, 5
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: July 15, 2022
Florida wild lettuce #273. RAB page 1023, 179-7-7;  LHB page 984,
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: May 8, 2023
Florida wild lettuce #273; RAB page 1023, 179-7-7. AG page 304, 5
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park (dam area)
Date: May 9, 2023
Florida wild lettuce #273; RAB page 1023, 179-7-7. AG page 304, 5
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: July 15, 2022
Florida wild lettuce #273. RAB page 1023, 179-7-7;  LHB page 984,
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-08-23
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-08-23
broken leaf to show sap
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-08-23
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-08-23
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-08-23
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