nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Member of nippleworts (genus Lapsana)
yellow dandelion-like flowers
lettuce, chicory, dandelion, and salsify tribe (tribe Cichorieae)
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

There are no other wild species of this genus anywhere.

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• one stem from base, branched distally
• mostly cauline leaves, ovate, 2–20 cm
• petioled or distally ± sessile
• phyllaries in 2 series
• few outer phyllaries, < 1 mm
• 8–10 inner phyllaries, 3–9 mm
• 6–15 ligules, 4–10 mm

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Chris’s observations: 2 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Sam McDonald CP
• Stevens Creek CP

Months:

• Jul.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora