Question: I see this every spring in the shady roadside/steamside of our land in Chelsea VT. ~1100 feet. (I worry, every …
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I see this every spring in the shady roadside/steamside of our land in Chelsea VT. ~1100 feet. (I worry, every year that it is parsnip but Parsnip is blooming in the sun and has an edged stem.) This plant has almost an oak like leaf and the stem is straight and SMOOTH. No fruit or flowers that I can discern.
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Dear mlynch4@cloud.com, you have photographed the leaves of Lactuca biennis (tall blue lettuce), a native species in the composite family. This plant can grow very tall (several meters) when conditions are correct.
