Plants of Virginia

A guide to the many species of plants that grow around Virginia.

common dandelion 1
Taraxacum officinale
chicory 2
Cichorium intybus
Common Cat's-ear 3
Hypochaeris radicata
Willowleaf Lettuce 4
Lactuca saligna
prickly lettuce 5
Lactuca serriola
bitter lettuce 6
Lactuca virosa
Canada wild lettuce 7
Lactuca canadensis
prickly sowthistle 8
Sonchus asper
Common Sow-thistle 9
Sonchus oleraceus
Potato Dandelion 10
Krigia dandelion
Smooth hawksbeard 11
Crepis capillaris
purple salsify 12
Tragopogon porrifolius
yellow salsify 13
Tragopogon dubius
nipplewort 14
Lapsana communis

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