Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Genus: Lactuca (Lettuce)
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
Highly toxic, 50–150 cm tall, annual or biennial, with latex. inflorescence: capitula (with involucres). capitula: only with ray-flowers, 8–18‑flowered. involucral bracts: imbricate. flowers: light-yellow. ray-flowers: 5‑dentate. fruits: with a long beak,
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.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats, ruderal vegetation
in dry habitats