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Lactuca serriola

L. (1756)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Lactuca

prickly lettuce

Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (37)

Hieracium lactuca E.H.L.Krause (1906)
Lactuca albicaulis Boiss. (1875)
Lactuca altaica Fisch. & C.A.Mey. (1846)
Lactuca angustana All. (1773)
Lactuca angustifolia Lam. ex Steud. (1821)
Lactuca augustana All. (1773)
Lactuca auriculata Aitch. (1882)
Lactuca bracteata Wall. (1831)
Lactuca coriacea Sch.Bip. (1842)
Lactuca dubia Jord. (1851)
Lactuca elata Salisb. (1796)
Lactuca integrata (Gren. & Godr.) A.Nelson (1909)
Lactuca latifolia Gilib. (1782)
Lactuca officinarum Crantz (1766)
Lactuca plicata Balb. (1813)
Lactuca pseudovirosa Sch.Bip. ex Nyman (1879)
Lactuca saligna var. robusta Fisch. & C.A.Mey. (1839)
Lactuca sativa subsp. serriola (L.) Frietema (1996)
Lactuca scariola L. (1763)
Lactuca scariola subsp. augustanae (All.) Arcang. (1882)
Lactuca scariola subsp. integrata (Gren. & Godr.) Piper (1906)
Lactuca scariola var. dubia (Jord.) St.-Lag. (1889)
Lactuca scariola var. integrata Gren. & Godr. (1850)
Lactuca scariola var. integrifolia (Gray) Bogenh. (1825)
Lactuca scariola var. nieuwlandii Lunell (1912)
Lactuca serriola f. integrifolia (Gray) S.D.Prince & R.N.Carter (1977)
Lactuca serriola f. serriola (Gray) S.D.Prince & R.N.Carter (1977)
Lactuca serriola subsp. integrifolia (Gray) G.H.Loos (2010)
Lactuca serriola subvar. plicata Farw. (1926)
Lactuca serriola var. integrata Farw. (1926)
Lactuca sylvestris Garsault (1764)
Lactuca sylvestris var. integrifolia (Gray) Dumort. (1827)
Lactuca tephrocarpa K.Koch (1851)
Lactuca verticalis Gaterau (1789)
Lactuca virosa Luce (1823)
Lactuca virosa var. integrifolia Gray (1822)
Wiestia spectabilis Sch.Bip. (1841)

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Kaho'olawe Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Cent. Pl. II: 29 (1756)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:327 (O, L, M, H [as L. serriola]); Wagner & Herbst 1995:16 (K); Koopman et al. 2001 (Syn. L. serriola = L. sativa); Oppenheimer 2003:7 (Mo); Staples & Herbst 2005:149 (KEY), 162 (DESCR); Starr et al. 2006:33 (Ka); Strother 2006a (L. sativa misapplied = L. serriola)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
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