Characteristics
Lapsana communis L.
nipplewort
Thickets, disturbed soils, waste places, roadsides, weedy young forests, cobble bars in streams, and alluvial soils.
Forb/herb
Annual
Vascular
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Not Native Naturalized FAC (NWPL) FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) SNA (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Asterales
Lapsana communis L. - nipplewort
Citation
Lapsana communis L.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 18 June 2013 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 02 Jul 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 25 Jun 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 27 Jul 2009 - 1
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