Family: Asteraceae
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis Flowering time: June - September. Perennial Grows on calcareous walls, waste ground, rocky woodland and hedgebanks. The broad panicles of small pale-yellow flowers on very slender, branched stems are followed by blackish, beaked seeds. The toothed leaves are pinnately-lobed with a large triangular end-lobe. Height: 25-100cm |
Wall Lettuce, Mycelis muralis
Dorset. September 2007