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Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn.
Woodland lettuce

Lactuca floridana

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Eastern and central North America; naturalized in Puerto Rico.

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IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Lactuca floridana available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Lactuca floridana has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Lake Okeechobee Marshes Present Native

Lactuca floridana has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Glades County Native
Miami-Dade County Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized

Lactuca floridana has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Mesic Hammock

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Lactuca floridana