Wall Lettuce
Wall Lettuce - Mycelis muralis
Description
Leaves soft, pinnately lobed, toothed with a large triangular end lobe, the upper leaves clasping the stem. Flower heads small, pale yellow, 7 to 8 mm in a lax panicle, each with only 5 rayed florets.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Walls, waste ground, dry rocky places.
When to see it
June to September.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Widespread but local throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 11 of the 617 tetrads.
Peter Smith
Welford Road, Leicester
10 August 2012
Graham Calow
Wellington Street Leicester
28 June 2012
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester, Belgrave, St. Peters Churchyard
29 May 2020
Peter Smith
Welford Road, Leicester
10 August 2012
David Gould
Abbey Park, Leicester
25 October 2017
Melinda Bell
Ashby,South Street
31 August 2019
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester, Belgrave, St. Peters Churchyard
29 May 2020
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