[Members of the Sunflower Family East of the Cascade Mts. with all Ray Flowers]

Wall-lettuce, Wall Lettuce

Mycelis muralis

Synonym: Lactuca muralis

Involucral bracts of Wall-lettuce, Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis (Synonym: Lactuca muralis)

The photo above shows a close-up of a flower head of wall-lettuce as seen at the trailhead for the Snipes Mt. Trail # on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams................October 14, 2005. The flower heads consist of 5 yellow ray flowers.

Inflorescence of Wall-lettuce, Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis (Synonym: Lactuca muralis)

The photo above shows the inflorescence (roughly a panicle) of wall-lettuce.

Leaf of Wall-lettuce, Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis (Synonym: Lactuca muralis)

The photo above shows a typicall lower stem leaf of wall-lettuce. The pinnatifid leaf has a broad leaf tip which is roughly triangular in outline with several smaller lower lobes and clasping leaf base. The central vein tends to be broadly winged below the tip.

Paul Slichter