Grassleaf Lettuce

Lactuca graminifolia Michx.

Aster family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Biennial, Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Flower Color

Blue, Purple

Bloom Time

Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Semiothisa aemulataria

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas
MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.