species
Lactuca serriola
Prickly lettuce
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Lactuca serriola belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as Prickly lettuce, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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