Index / Search / Lactuca floridana
§1 Plant
Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn.
vernacular woodland lettuce — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual, Biennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Lactuca
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- PR Puerto Rico Native
§2b
County-level range
· 828 counties across 29 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 828 counties across 29 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Drew 05043
- Franklin 05047
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lee 05077
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Poinsett 05111
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Sevier 05133
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Brevard 12009
- Citrus 12017
- Clay 12019
- Columbia 12023
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Glades 12043
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lake 12069
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Madison 12079
- Marion 12083
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Polk 12105
- Santa Rosa 12113
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Taylor 12123
- Wakulla 12129
Georgia view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 95 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- Delaware 18035
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Ohio 18115
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Shelby 18145
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Chase 20017
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Sedgwick 20173
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Bourbon 21017
- Bracken 21023
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Spencer 21215
- Union 21225
- Wayne 21231
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Assumption 22007
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bienville 22013
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cooper 29053
- Daviess 29061
- Dent 29065
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Pettis 29159
- Pike 29163
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 14 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 9 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Anson 37007
- Cabarrus 37025
- Carteret 37031
- Caswell 37033
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Cleveland 37045
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lincoln 37109
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pender 37141
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Swain 37173
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Wilkes 37193
Ohio view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lawrence 39087
- Meigs 39105
- Mercer 39107
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Summit 39153
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Bucks 42017
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 19 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hancock 47067
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lewis 47101
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- McMinn 47107
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Washington 47179
- Williamson 47187
Virginia view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Bedford 51019
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Grayson 51077
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Stafford 51179
- Sussex 51183
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Logan 54045
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Ohio 54069
- Pocahontas 54075
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Ritchie 54085
- Roane 54087
- Taylor 54091
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
Wisconsin view state ↗ 2 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/LAFL ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3140423 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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