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Pronunciation: lak-TOO-ka ser-ee-OH-la
Common name: Prickly lettuce
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Meadows, woodlands, stream channels and waste places throughout most of California below about 6000', even on the desert, native to Europe
Blooming period: May to September
Name derivations: 1) Lactuca 2) serriola