Scientific Name
Lactuca floridana

Common Name
Florida lettuce; False lettuce
Life Cycle: --

Height: 2 to 7 feet
Flower/fruit: .2 to .5 inch blue to whitish flowers in a loose cluster atop a leafy stem; 11 to 17 petals
Flowering Season: --
Foliage: 4 to 12 inch deeply cut dandelion-like leaves; terminal segment is triangular; lateral segments lanceolate to oval
Site: Rich woods, thickets, clearings
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