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Lactuca serriola L. forma serriola

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, climbing herb (with spiny leaves), to 2 m high. White to brown sand, red loam, brown gravelly loam, black-brown alluvium. Dunes, flats, river banks, valleys, drainage lines.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 March 2007

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Jarrah Forest, Murchison, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Hamersley, Katanning, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Boddington, Bruce Rock, Canning, Carnarvon, Dandaragan, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dundas, East Pilbara, Gingin, Harvey, Kalamunda, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Meekatharra, Mukinbudin, Mundaring, Murray, Narrogin, Perth, Rockingham, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Tammin, Wanneroo, Waroona, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn, York.