Lactuca canadensis

Lactuca canadensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Lactucinae
Genus: Lactuca
Species: Lactuca canadensis

Name

Lactuca canadensis L.

Synonyms

• Agathyrsus acuminatus (Willd.) Sw.
• Cicerbita canadensis (L.) Wallr.
• Cicerbita elongata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Wallr.
• Galathenium elongatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt.
• Galathenium integrifolium (Cass.) Nutt.
• Galathenium salicifolium Nutt.
• Lactuca canadensis var. integrifolia (Cass.) Farw.
• Lactuca canadensis var. latifolia Kuntze
• Lactuca canadensis var. longifolia (Michx.) Farw.
• Lactuca canadensis var. obovata Wieg.
• Lactuca caroliniana Walt.
• Lactuca elongata Muhl. ex Willd.
• Lactuca longifolia Michx.
• Lactuca procera Schrad. ex DC.
• Lactuca sagittifolia Elliott
• Lactuca steelei Britton
• Lactuca villosa Muhl. ex Torr. & A. Gray
• Mulgedium integrifolium Cass.
• Sonchus acuminatus Willd.
• Sonchus pallidus Willd.
• Wiestia canadensis (L.) Sch. Bip.
• Wiestia elongata (Wallr.) Sch. Bip.

Homonyms

• Lactuca canadensis A. Gray = Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Canada (British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Quebec, Yukon), USA (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming) Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 796. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Lactuca canadensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Lactuca canadensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Lactuca canadensis. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 28 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Lactuca canadensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Mar. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lactuca canadensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Wild lettuce

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