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Lactuca sativa L.

Garden Lettuce

Asteraceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Genus: Lactuca (Lettuce)

Synonyms

Lactuca sativa
Lactuca capitata
Lactuca crispa
Lactuca palmata
Lactuca sativa subsp. asparagina,
Lactuca sativa subsp. capitata
Lactuca sativa subsp. crispa
Lactuca sativa subsp. longifolia,
Lactuca sativa subsp. romana
Lactuca sativa subsp. secalina,
Lactuca sativa var. capitata
Lactuca sativa var. crispa

Related species

Lactuca perennis L. - Mountain Lettuce
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C. A. Mey. - Blue Lettuce
Lactuca serriola L. - Prickly Lettuce
Lactuca sativa L. - Garden Lettuce
Lactuca virosa L. - Great Lettuce
Lactuca saligna L. - Least Lettuce
Lactuca quercina L. - Oak Lettuce
Lactuca viminea (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl - Pliant Lettuce
Lactuca alpina (L.) A. Gray - Alpine Blue-Sow-Thistle
Lactuca macrophylla (Willd.) A. Gray - Common Blue-Sow-Thistle
Lactuca plumieri (L.) Gren. & Godr. - Hairless Blue-Sow-Thistle
Lactuca muralis (L.) Gaertn. - Wall Lettuce

Traits


    60&#8211;100&#8239;cm tall, annual or biennial, with latex. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> capitula (with involucres). <span class="v1">capitula:</span> only with ray-flowers, <b>8&#8211;18&#8209;flowered</b>. <span class="v1">involucral bracts:</span> imbric...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Lactuca sativa

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Lactuca sativa

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Lactuca sativa

Lactuca sativa

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards, parks, gardens

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