Lactuca canadensis
Sp. Pl. 2: 796. 1753.
Biennials, (15–)40–200(–450+) cm. Leaves on proximal 1/2–3/4 of each stem; blades of undivided cauline leaves oblong, obovate, or lanceolate to spatulate or lance-linear, margins entire or denticulate, midribs sometimes sparsely pilose. Heads in ± corymbiform to paniculiform arrays. Involucres 10–12+ mm. Phyllaries usually reflexed in fruit. Florets 15–20+; corollas bluish or yellowish, usually deliquescent. Cypselae: bodies brown (often mottled), ± flattened, elliptic, 5–6 mm, beaks ± filiform, 1–3 mm, faces 1(–3)-nerved; pappi white, 5–6 mm. 2n = 34.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat: Roadsides, swamps, salt marshes, thickets
Elevation: 0–2200 m
Distribution
B.C., Man., N.B., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Yukon, Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Mexico, Central America, Eurasia.
Discussion
Selected References
None.