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Lactuca graminifolia

Michx.

Grassleaf Lettuce

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132686
Element CodePDAST5F040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLactuca
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-08-02
Change Date1993-08-12
Edition Date1993-08-02
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
LA (Arcadia, East Feliciana, Rapides, Washington parishes), SC to NC (Wake, Dare, Stokes, Graham counties), 12 counties in GA, FL to AZ, NJ.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Sandy fields and roadsides, sandy woods and clearings, pine barrens.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
LouisianaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
North CarolinaS3Yes
FloridaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ColoradoSHYes
MississippiSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (7)
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
GallinasSanta Fe National Forest13,208
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
References (5)
  1. Fernald, M. L. 1950. Gray's manual of botany. 8th edition. Corrected printing (1970). D. Van Nostrand Company, New York. 1632 pp.
  2. Gandhi, K.N., and R.D. Thomas. 1989. Asteraceae of Louisiana. Sida, Botanical Miscellany No. 4. Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, TX. 202 pp.
  3. Jones, S.B., Jr., and N.C. Coile. 1988. The distribution of the vascular flora of Georgia. Dept. Botany, Univ. Georgia, Athens. 230 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles, and C.R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. Univ. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC. 1183 pp.