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Prickly Lettuce - Lactuca serriola

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Prickly Lettuce Prickly Lettuce - Lactuca serriola dylan Gaston Lane 6 Apr 2021, 3:19 p.m. 3 Apr 2021, 5:35 p.m.
Prickly Lettuce Prickly Lettuce - Lactuca serriola dylan Goat Gully 29 Apr 2021, 8:47 p.m. 24 Apr 2021, 2:47 p.m.
Prickly Lettuce Prickly Lettuce - Lactuca serriola dylan Goat Gully 29 Apr 2021, 8:47 p.m. 24 Apr 2021, 2:47 p.m.
Prickly Lettuce Prickly Lettuce - Lactuca serriola dylan Goat Gully 29 Apr 2021, 8:47 p.m. 24 Apr 2021, 2:47 p.m.
Prickly Lettuce Prickly Lettuce - Lactuca serriola dylan Goat Gully 29 Apr 2021, 8:47 p.m. 24 Apr 2021, 2:47 p.m.
Prickly Lettuce Prickly Lettuce - Lactuca serriola dylan Hedgerow 27 Aug 2021, 5:08 p.m. 13 Jul 2021, 12:19 p.m.

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Species Description

Widespread but local in the Southern half of the UK, scattered further North. Habitat includes: Disturbed/cultivated places such as allotments, gardens, farmland, wasteland, road side verges etc. Flowers: July to September. Annual/Biennial. Height: up to 1.8 m. I often see them with they're flower stalks snapped off. I don't know if it's the council or people who wrongly accuse it as problematic. The same occurs with other scape goated plants such as Ragworts and Common Hogweed.