Kebnat
PLANTS

Tall white lettuce

Nabalus altissimus

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Tall white lettuce, photo 1 of 5
Tall white lettuce, In flower
Tall white lettuce, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests.

There are 522 observations of Tall white lettuce in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale87
  2. Montérégie59
  3. Outaouais58
  4. Montréal52
  5. Côte-Nord47
  6. Estrie44
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean40
  8. Laurentides39
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches30
  10. Lanaudière20
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent16
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  13. Centre-du-Québec8
  14. Mauricie8
  15. Laval6

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

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