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Asteraceae

Woodland lettuce

Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Lactuca

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Woodland lettuce: Blurry photo of Lactuca floridana in flower. This is a native plant growing wild in the C & O Canal National Historical Park, Montgomery county Maryland, USA. T
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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
خس فلوريدي
English
Woodland lettuce

Synonyms

  • Agathyrsus acuminatus (Willd.) Sweet
  • Agathyrsus floridanus (L.) D.Don
  • Agathyrsus floridanus (L.) Sweet
  • Cicerbita acuminata (Willd.) Wallr.
  • Cicerbita floridana (L.) Wallr.
  • Cicerbita villosa (Jacq.) Beauverd
  • Galathenium floridanum (L.) Nutt.
  • Lactuca acuminata (Willd.) A.Gray
  • Lactuca floridana f. floridana
  • Lactuca floridana var. floridana
  • Lactuca floridana var. villosa (Jacq.) Cronquist
  • Lactuca villosa Jacq.
  • Mulgedium acuminatum (Willd.) DC.
  • Mulgedium acuminatum (Willd.) DC.
  • Mulgedium floridanum (L.) DC.
  • Mulgedium floridanum var. floridanum
  • Mulgedium lyratum Cass.
  • Mulgedium villosum (Jacq.) Small
  • Sonchus acuminatus Willd.
  • Sonchus floridanus L.
  • Wiestia acuminata Sch.Bip.
  • Wiestia floridana (L.) Sch.Bip.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.