Thistle Look-alikes

Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola)
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Description Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Origin: Europe Life Span: Annual Found: Throughout Nebraska in distributed habitats, waste areas, roadsides, fence rows. Importance: Closest relative is L. sativa, cultivated lettuce. Listed as a noxious weed in Manitoba, Canada. Go to thistle identification key Go back to "look-alikes" page		Leaf Top
		Leaf Bottom
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		Root