Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fernald

Tall Blue Lettuce

Synonyms: Lactuca spicata var. integrifolia, Mulgedium spicatum var. integrifolium, Sonchus biennis

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Lactuca

Species: Lactuca biennis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Lactuca biennis