Lactuca serriola

Commonly known as prickly lettuce

Weed Classification

Noxious Weed Class Not designated a New Mexico noxious weed
Weed Type forb
Found in rangeland
Duration annual or biennial
Juice milky
Spines, Thorns, and Prickles leaves
Growth Habit at Maturity spreading
Leaf Arrangement alternate
Leaf Type not lobed,lobed
Presence of Leaf Tendils absent
Leaf Succulence not succulent
Stem Shape round
Flower Color yellow,orange,white-cream
Flower Symmetry symmetric

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