Species: Wall Lettuce (Mycelis muralis)
Family: Asters (ASTERACEAE or COMPOSITAE)
Category: Flowering Plants
Location: NW
A. Flowering Plants
More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Asters (ASTERACEAE or COMPOSITAE)
This is one of the largest worldwide flowering plant families and is well represented in the UK. The name Compositae refers to the clustering of the flowers (called florets) into compact heads, so that an entire cluster represents a single 'flower'. They also have one-seeded fruits called achenes.
C. Wall Lettuce (Mycelis muralis)
This native species has the end lobe of the leaves large, triangular, and sharply cut. The pale yellow flowerheads appear in June.
Images
Wall Lettuce
The flower of the Wall Lettuce has five yellow petals with flat ends serrated into five miniature triangles.
Wall Lettuce
Each small yellow flower of the Wall Lettuce is surrounded by other flowers not yet opened.
Wall Lettuce
The stems of the Wall Lettuce are slender and branch out in a straggly fashion.
Wall Lettuce
This native species has the end lobe of the leaves large, triangular, and sharply cut.
