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Lactuca saligna L.

Least Lettuce

Asteraceae

Traits


    30–60 cm tall, annual or biennial, with latex. inflorescence: capitula (with involucres). capitula: only with ray-flowers, 8–18‑flowered. involucral bracts: imbricate. flowers: light-yellow. ray-flowers: 5‑dentate. fruits: with a long beak, flattened, multi-ripped; f...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Lactuca saligna

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Lactuca saligna

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Lactuca saligna

Lactuca saligna

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation

  • in dry habitats

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