Lapsana communis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Lapsana
Species:	Lapsana communis L.
Common Name	Nipplewort
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: Yes; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), Henry (KY), Pike (KY), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Franklin (TN), Johnson (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Smith (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1962 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UCHT039795	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Lapsana communis
ETSU012551	Carter	Tennessee		14443	ETSU Lapsana communis
ETSU012553	Polk	Tennessee			ETSU Lapsana communis
UOS01062	Franklin	Tennessee	04 Jul 2002	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Lapsana communis
ETSU012550	Carter	Tennessee		12066	ETSU Lapsana communis
ETSU012549	Unicoi	Tennessee		14410	ETSU Lapsana communis
ETSU025672	Johnson	Tennessee	12 Sep 2013	Foster Levy, Adam McCullough DOEM 0303	ETSU Lapsana communis
31973000005785	Campbell	Kentucky	01 Jun 2003	Thieret, John 61376	KNK Lapsana communis
31973000005784	Campbell	Kentucky	01 Jun 2003	Thieret, John 61376	KNK Lapsana communis
TENN-V-0238084	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Lapsana communis
TENN-V-0238087	Johnson	Tennessee	14 Jul 1983	Thomas S. Patrick 83-5	TENN Lapsana communis
TENN-V-0238089	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Lapsana communis
TENN-V-0238086	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Lapsana communis
TENN-V-0238085	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Lapsana communis
UCHT007917	Monroe	Tennessee	14 Jul 1983	Thomas S. Patrick SPECIAL PROJECT 83-5	UCHT Lapsana communis
UOS01063	Franklin	Tennessee	07 Jul 2010	Nathan Bourne	UOS Lapsana communis
ETSU012552	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Lapsana communis
MEM003748	Henry	Kentucky	03 Aug 1962	J.L. Gentry Jr. 607	MEM Lapsana communis
TENN-V-0238088	Smith	Tennessee			TENN Lapsana communis
31234100272051	Pike	Kentucky	19 Jun 2008	Julie B. Clark 231	EKY Lapsana communis
31234100272044	Campbell	Kentucky	01 Jun 2003	John W. Thieret 61376	EKY Lapsana communis
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	27 Apr 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lapsana communis
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	18 Oct 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lapsana communis
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	11 Jul 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lapsana communis
APSC0024712	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Lapsana communis
ETSU012548	Unicoi	Tennessee		RF2245	ETSU Lapsana communis
ETSU025753	Johnson	Tennessee	01 Oct 2013	Adam McCullough DOEM 0385	ETSU Lapsana communis
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	19 May 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lapsana communis
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	14 Jul 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lapsana communis
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	06 Jul 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lapsana communis

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