Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lapsana communis
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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Read more about Nipplewort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lapsana communis
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-05-001:
Lapsana communis
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
COMMON NAME:
Nipplewort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_laco3_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lapsana communis
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lapsana communis
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-05-001:
Lapsana communis
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
797
Forb
Annual
Non-native: Europe
Habitat: Fields, forests, vacant lots, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Ray flowers bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellowish-brown/Yellowish-gree
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- New Invaders of the Southeast p085
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p372
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p179