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Lactuca serriola
China lettuce, prickly lettuce, wild lettuce
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lactuca serriola L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Lactuca scariola

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Lactuca, Species Lactuca serriola


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		OH: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Bandelier National Monument	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
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Camp Nelson National Monument	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chamizal National Memorial	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colorado National Monument
Coronado National Memorial	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Eisenhower National Historic Site	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hot Springs National Park	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Muir National Historic Site	Joshua Tree National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Minidoka National Historic Site
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Mojave National Preserve	Monocacy National Battlefield
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natchez Trace Parkway
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
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Parashant National Monument	Pea Ridge National Military Park
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Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
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Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Saguaro National Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Saratoga National Historical Park
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Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Tonto National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
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Valley Forge National Historical Park	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
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Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/20/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 4:13:13 PM

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