Lactuca serriola

Common name: Prickly Lettuce

Meaning of name:

Lactuca is Latin meaning lettuce. It comes from the words lac or lactis meaning milk, referring to the milky sap. Serriola is the name given to the plant by Linnaeus.

Distribution:

It can be found throughout much of Australia.

Description:

Lactuca serriola can grow to 2 metres tall and has yellow flowers from October to February.

Notes:

This species is originally from Europe.

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744654

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/8096