Lapsana — 1 species

Botanical species in the genus Lapsana recorded in the PlantPeers database.

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Lapsana communis

Lapsana communis

Family: Asteraceae

Cultivation

A fairly common garden weed, nipplewort will maintain itself in the garden so long as it is given some disturbed soil in which to self-sow. It is a fairly tolerant plant that succeeds in most soils, so long as they are not too acid, and dislikes heavy shade. It was at one time cultivated as a vegetable.

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