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PLANTS

Tall blue lettuce

Lactuca biennis

Plants
NativeHerbAnnual · Biennial
Tall blue lettuce, photo 1 of 5
Tall blue lettuce, In flower
Tall blue lettuce, In fruit

Annual herbaceous plant. Grows in forests.

There are 297 observations of Tall blue lettuce in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Capitale-Nationale and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord60
  2. Capitale-Nationale41
  3. Laurentides34
  4. Estrie30
  5. Outaouais20
  6. Montérégie18
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches15
  8. Lanaudière15
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean14
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  12. Mauricie10
  13. Nord-du-Québec6
  14. Centre-du-Québec6
  15. Montréal5

Habitat

ForestCephas

Similar species

Canada lettuceLactuca canadensis
Prickly lettuceLactuca serriola
Wall-lettuceMycelis muralis
Hairy lettuceLactuca hirsuta
American burnweedErechtites hieraciifolius
TOXIC
Common sowthistleSonchus oleraceus
ButterweedErigeron canadensis
Common nipplewortLapsana communis
TOXIC
Bitter lettuceLactuca virosa
Giant hogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Garden lettuceLactuca sativa