species 10,585 observations
Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
Field notes
Supports All
62
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Virginian Tiger Moth, Salt Marsh Moth, Celery Leaftier Moth, Bristly Cutworm Moth
17
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Big-cheeked Angled-Mason
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Aulacidea podagrae, Aulacidea harringtoni, Liriomyza taraxaci
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Greenhouse Whitefly, Hyaline Grass Bug, Sow-thistle Aphid, Wild Turkey
4
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Poey's Furrow Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Ligated Furrow Bee, Doubled Ceratina
37
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade Full shade
- Soil
- Organic
- Resists
- Wet soil
- Habit
- Erect
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower Vegetable
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.