Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Lactuca > Lactuca floridanaLactuca floridana (woodland lettuce)Synonyms: Brachyramphus caribaeus; Cicerbita acuminata (heterotypic); Cicerbita floridana (homotypic); Cicerbita villosa (heterotypic); Lactuca acuminata (heterotypic); Lactuca floridana f. floridana; Lactuca floridana f. leucantha; Lactuca floridana var. floridana; Lactuca floridana var. villosa (heterotypic); Lactuca villosa (heterotypic); Mulgedium acuminatum (heterotypic); Mulgedium floridanum (homotypic); Mulgedium floridanum var. floridanum; Mulgedium lyratum (heterotypic); Mulgedium villosum (heterotypic); Prenanthes sonchoides; Sonchus floridanus (homotypic); Sonchus lapponicus (heterotypic); Wiestia acuminata (heterotypic); Wiestia floridana (homotypic) Lactuca floridana, the woodland lettuce, is a North American species of wild lettuce. It is widespread across much of central Canada and the eastern and central United States from Ontario and Manitoba south as far as Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. Lactuca floridana is an annual biennial herb in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family growing from a taproot a height of up to 200 cm (79 in; 6.6 ft). The top of the stem bears a multibranched inflorescence with many flower heads. Each head contains 10–20 blue or white ray florets but no disc florets. The fruit is a brown achene. |
Lifespan [1] | Annual/Biennial | Structure [2] | Herb |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area National Recreation Area |
V |
120283 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, United States |
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Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area |
V |
7622 |
Georgia, United States |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Chickamauga & Chattanooga Nat'l Military Park National Military Park |
V |
8248 |
Georgia, Tennessee, United States |
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Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
24282 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, United States |
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield |
III |
560 |
Tennessee, United States |
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George Washington Memorial Parkway |
V |
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Virginia, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park |
III |
2897 |
Georgia, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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National Capital Region - East National Park |
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District of Columbia, United States |
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Obed Wild and Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
5268 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Oconee National Forest Botanical Reserve |
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306 |
Georgia, United States |
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Point Pelee National Park |
II |
5764 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Prince William Forest Park |
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19378 |
District of Columbia, United States |
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Rock Creek Park |
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District of Columbia, United States |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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Shiloh National Military Park |
III |
4061 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Tennessee River Gorge |
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Tennessee, United States |
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Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
25823 |
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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