Leaves (green to dark green) firm, margins entire, faces sparsely to moderately strigoso-scabrous, sometimes sparsely stipitate-glandular
JRsbugs said:
I think stipitate-glandular might describe the raised bits, look carefully and you will see they aren't precisely on the leaf margin.
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Leftwood said:Thanks Ann, for that update.
Strigoso-scabrous would describe the leaf in question. Stipitate-glandular means glands on a short(often tiny) stalk. If there is no difference in width between the stalk (stipe) and what it subtends, sometimes it is only distinguishable under strong magnification. Curious though, that such a regular appearance and definite placement of stipitate glands would not be mentioned in the FNA.
wildflowers said:Getting my seat, so I can see what your interesting plant is.
It kinda reminds me of some kind of lettuce, especially when looking at the flower buds. And the fact that you said it's milky. Maybe Lactuca sarriola is a close match?
Although I feel like I just said that since I tried to get an ID not too long ago for Lactuca canadensis, and still not positive on that. So I might be way off.
The species is distinguished by its lower stem leaves not constricted toward the base
The species is distinguished by its lower stem leaves --- not constricted toward the base
basal absent at flowering
proximal cauline usually withering by flowering, sessile, blades obovate to oblanceolate, 25–80 × 5–18 mm