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Ixeris stolonifera
Also called Creeping Ixeris
Creeping lettuce is a low perennial from East Asia that spreads by runners and bears yellow flowers in spring. It grows best in open, sunny spots with lean, well-drained soil, and is often found on rocky slopes and disturbed ground.
Ixeris stolonifera, commonly called creeping lettuce, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to east Asia, where it is found in China, Japan, and Korea. It is a common and widespread species in Japan.
Its natural habitat is on open mountain slopes, often is rocky areas with shallow soil. However, it is also found in disturbed areas such as cultivated fields and abandoned ground. It has naturalized locally in the northeastern United States.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ixeris stolonifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
