Lactuca graminifolia

Lactuca graminifolia, the grassleaf lettuce^[2] is a North American species of wild lettuce. It grows in Mexico, Central America, Hispaniola, and the southern United States from Arizona to Florida, Virginia and the Carolinas.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Lactuca graminifolia
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Lactuca
Species:	L. graminifolia
Binomial name
Lactuca graminifolia Michx. 1803
Synonyms[1]
Galathenium graminifolium (Michx.) Nutt. Lactuca graminifolia var. arizonica McVaugh Wiestia graminifolia (Michx.) Sch.Bip.

Description

Lactuca graminifolia is a biennial herb in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family growing from a taproot a height of up to 150 cm (5 feet). The top of the stem bears a multibranched inflorescence with many flower heads. Each head contains 15-20 blue or purple ray florets but no disc florets. The fruit is a brown achene.^[8]