Above: Woodland Lettuce in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin (8/16/21).
Woodland Lettuce - Lactuca floridana
Woodland Lettuce is a native plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family. Grows from 2' up to 8'tall (or higher)
Woodland Lettuce has a periwinkle blue flower that is a Chicory lookalike; but, the blossoms are about 1/4 to 1/3 the size of a Chicory blossom and the plant is much taller.
Other names include: Blue lettuce, Florida Lettuce
Above: Woodland Lettuce along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.
For more information on Woodland Lettuce, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Woodland Lettuce - Lactuca floridana.
Woodland Lettuce
lactuca floridana
Above: Woodland Lettuce along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.
Above: Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Above: Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 15, 2021.
Above: Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021
Above: Lactuca floridana specimen collected in Richland County near Wisconsin River on August 27, 1978.
Above: 1913 botanical drawing of lactuca floridana.