species 14,480 observations
Canada Wild Lettuce
Lactuca canadensis
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
Chain-dotted Geometer, Alfalfa Looper, Cabbage Looper Moth, Barrens Chytonix
25
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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 harringtoni, Liriomyza taraxaci
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, Broad-headed Sharpshooter, Greenhouse Whitefly, Hyaline Grass Bug
6
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Margined Calligrapher, Ligated Furrow Bee, Viceroy, Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
28
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.