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Great Lettuce - Lactuca virosa

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Great Lettuce Great Lettuce - Lactuca virosa dylan Clifton Downs 5 Jan 2022, 11:28 a.m. 3 Jan 2022, 12:22 p.m.
Great Lettuce Great Lettuce - Lactuca virosa dylan Clifton Downs 5 Jan 2022, 11:28 a.m. 3 Jan 2022, 12:22 p.m.
Great Lettuce Great Lettuce - Lactuca virosa dylan Bristol 15 Jan 2022, 12:45 p.m. 3 Jan 2022, 2:21 p.m.
Great Lettuce Great Lettuce - Lactuca virosa dylan Bristol 15 Jan 2022, 12:45 p.m. 3 Jan 2022, 2:21 p.m.
Great Lettuce Great Lettuce - Lactuca virosa dylan Bristol 15 Jan 2022, 12:45 p.m. 3 Jan 2022, 2:21 p.m.
Great Lettuce Great Lettuce - Lactuca virosa dylan Hedgerow 19 Aug 2023, 3:19 p.m. 27 Jun 2023, 4:18 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread in central and the S. East of England, scarce or local elsewhere in the UK. Habitat includes: Disturbed places such as road side verges, wasteland, river / stream sides, coasts, sand dunes, grassland, woodland edge, quarries, allotments, cemeteries etc. Flowers: July to September. Annual / Biennial. Height: Up to 2 m. Other names include: Wild Lettuce, Bitter Lettuce, Laitue Vireuse, Opium Lettuce, Poisonous Lettuce, Tall Lettuce, rakutu-karyumu-so.