Lactuca serriola f. serriola

Prickly Lettuce at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

	Lactuca serriola f. serriola	6 Apr 2021	MichaelBedingfield
	Lactuca serriola f. serriola	6 Apr 2021	waltraud

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I removed over 40 specimens from this site at the Valour park entrance and from a site north of the nature reserve (there are more plants but they have already released all seeds). The species grows in Valour park each year and releases seeds which are transported quite a distance into the nature reserve given the prevailing northwesterly winds, the height of some specimens close to 2m and the pappus attached to the seed which acts as a parachute. See also my comment at https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4378048

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

6 Apr 2021

Image editor used to rotate photos into an upright position. Just click on icon on lower left of of each photo.

waltraud wrote:

6 Apr 2021

Michael thank you for the hint. Great to know.

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16 - 100 Abundance
5 Apr 2021 04:52 PM Recorded on
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Plants Daisies waltraud Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

Lactuca serriola f. serriola Scientific name
Prickly Lettuce Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 653.93m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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