Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce,Compass Plant)
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Habitat: disturbed areas
Life Form: forb,annual Leaf Description: alternate,spiny,lanceolate Flower Color: yellow Flowering Period: summer Spines: spiny leaves Family: Asteraceae (sunflower family) Abundance: uncommon Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 21. Eudicots: Asteraceae-Aster Family. Phytoneuron 2016-77: 1-164. Published 29 November 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 94 (30.2 MB pdf) |
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Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).
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