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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Sunflower Family
  7. Wild Lettuces
  8. Bitter Lettuce

species 6,575 observations

Bitter Lettuce

Lactuca virosa

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

18 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Cabbage Looper Moth, Fall Webworm Moth, Ipsilon Dart Moth 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 12
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Diamond Spottail, Annulate Masked Bee, Little Masked Bee 3

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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