Authentic Wisconsin.  Woodland Lettuce - Lactuca floridana


Woodland Lettuce in the Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.

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

Woodland Lettuce leaf along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.

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 along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 15, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 15, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 15, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 15, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 19, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 19, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 19, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 19, 2021.
Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 19, 2021.

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Woodland Lettuce
lactuca floridana


Woodland Lettuce along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.


Above: Woodland Lettuce along Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk in Madison, Wisconsin on August 13, 2021.


Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.


Above: Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 14, 2021.


Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 15, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 15, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 15, 2021.


Above: Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 15, 2021.


Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.

Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021.


Above: Woodland Lettuce in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16, 2021


Lactuca floridana specimen collected in Richland County near Wisconsin River on August 27, 1978.


Above: Lactuca floridana specimen collected in Richland County near Wisconsin River on August 27, 1978.


1913 botanical drawing of lactuca floridana.


Above: 1913 botanical drawing of lactuca floridana.



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