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Lactuca biennis
Wild Lettuce
Gateway National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fernald
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Wild Lettuce
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NJ: S4; NY: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Bandelier National Monument
Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
First State National Historical Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Mount Rainier National Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	1/13/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 8:27:43 PM

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