Delaware Wildflowers • Scientific names
Lactuca floridana
(Lactuca floridana var. villosa)
Woodland LettuceAsteraceae — Aster family
Rare native
![Lactuca floridana](/images/lactuca_floridana.jpg)
These flowers were on a small plant, about five feet tall.
![Lactuca floridana](/images/lactuca_floridana_2.jpg)
The inflorescence shown here was about three feet tall. The plant was about eight feet tall.
Brandywine Creek State ParkSeptember 2004
![Lactuca floridana](/images/090808_114154.jpg)
Two small plants
Creek RoadAugust 2009
Guide to Lactuca of Delaware
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.