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PLANTS

Canada lettuce

Lactuca canadensis

Plants
NativeHerbAnnual · Biennial
Canada lettuce, photo 1 of 5
Canada lettuce, In flower
Canada lettuce, In fruit
7.6–20.3 cmHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 7.6–20.3 cm. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 83 observations of Canada lettuce in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Laurentides19
  2. Outaouais12
  3. Montérégie11
  4. Lanaudière10
  5. Capitale-Nationale9
  6. Montréal5
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  8. Laval3
  9. Centre-du-Québec3
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  11. Mauricie2
  12. Estrie2
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsHubert Figuière
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Prickly lettuceLactuca serriola
Tall blue lettuceLactuca biennis
Hairy lettuceLactuca hirsuta
American burnweedErechtites hieraciifolius
Wall-lettuceMycelis muralis
Field sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
TOXIC
Bitter lettuceLactuca virosa
Willowleaf lettuceLactuca saligna
Garden lettuceLactuca sativa
TOXIC
Common sowthistleSonchus oleraceus
Prickly sow thistleSonchus asper