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Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn.
Woodland lettuce, Florida lettuce
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
| Genus | Lactuca | From lacta, Latin for “milk,” referring to the milky sap in stem, and a root word for lactic acid |
| Species | floridana | Of or from Florida |
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Lactuca floridana description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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9/26/2012 · By Jacquelyn Boyt 
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