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Lactuca canadensis |
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Common name |
wild lettuce |
Family |
asteraceae |
Life cycle |
annual |
Flowers |
yellow |
Light |
sun-part shade |
Not much of a problem in our gardens - where it appears, it's easy to pull (sometimes needs a bit of a heave with a trowel, but when it's out, it won't come back).
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Visitors to this page have left the following commentsLettucelover | Feb 28, 2006 | I LOVE LETTUCE!!! HOW COULD YOU SAY THIS WAS A WEED!!!!!??? RAAAOOOAARGGGHHH!!!! |
japanesesandman | Jun 11, 2006 | Lactuca canadensis is one of the few "weeds" found in the englich garden that when dried can be used to make tea or smoked to give an excelent, legal high try it, i can guarantee you wont regret it. toodle pip |
inkblot | Dec 17, 2008 | Ignore japanesesandman. Wild lettuce has only a very weak psychoactive effect. Besides, that's Lactuca virosa, not L. canadensis. |
GoodSamaritan | Sep 04, 2009 | Actually, the psychoactive substance is present in all varieties of lactuca; virosa just happens to be the most potent. |
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