Wild lettuce |
Wild lettuce |
Lactuca canadensis |
Composite or Aster Family - Compositae or Asteraceae |
Generally a tall herb (3 to 10 feet) with a terminal loose grouping of tiny, elongated
yellow flower heads only about ¼ inch wide. Flower heads composed only of
ray flowers. Leaves alternate, up to 1 foot long and quite variable in form; usually
deeply notched, but may be lance-shaped and entire, but all stalkless or
clasping the stem. (Photographed at Eagle Lake - July 11, 2002) |
© Pathology Images Inc. 2002 2002 |
