Plants : AsteraceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Lapsana communis L.

Nipplewort

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Lapsana communis

Description: A common native annual species of waysides, hedgerows, woods and other shady places; also a common garden weed. It grows up to about two feet tall and has very small yellow flower heads containing between 8 and 15 florets.

All names: Lapsana communis L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Lapsana communis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Lapsana communis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Lapsana communis. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4515. Accessed on 2026-11-02.