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Wirelettuce

Stephanomeria

Also called Wire Lettuce, Wirelettuces, Skeletonweed, Stickweed

Wirelettuce
Photo: Noah Elhardt, CC BY-SA 2.5
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Annual

About

Stephanomeria is a genus of North American plants also known as wirelettuce, belonging to the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.

Stephanomeria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia scarletina, which feeds exclusively on the genus.

Other Stephanomeria plants

Chicoryleaf wirelettuce · San Diego wirelettuce · Santa Barbara wirelettuce · Small wirelettuce · Teton wirelettuce · Lettuce wirelettuce · Malheur wirelettuce · Stephanomeria occultata · Tufted wirelettuce · Parry's wirelettuce · Brownplume wirelettuce · Desert wirelettuce

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stephanomeria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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