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Native Plants of the Great Lakes

North Branch Restoration Project: Native Plant and Seed Collection

Prenanthes Racemosa / Family: Asteraceae
Glaucous White Lettuce, Swink/Wilhelm # 8

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FLOWERING: Mid-July to mid-October

SEED TIMING: September - late October

HABITAT: Moist Prairie

DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES: 2 - 6 feet. Upper leaves clasping, spatulate; lower ones stalked. Flower clusters in a narrow spike usually pink-tinged white. Blossoms bell-shaped. Plant smooth with a pale bloom.

TO PICK: Yellowish pappus forms on seed head when ripe.

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