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Lactuca saligna L.
Wild Lettuce

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 2:796 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rigid, erect annual or biennial, herb, to 1 m high. Fl. yellow, Jan to May. Along drainlines.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 May 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Roebourne, Western Mallee, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Brookton, East Pilbara, Gnowangerup, Harvey, Kalamunda, Karratha, Kondinin, Mandurah, Melville, Merredin, Northampton, Perth, Shark Bay, South Perth, Stirling, Victoria Park.