Lactuca sativa

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

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

lettuce, prickly lettuce

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Synonyms (25)

Lactuca capitata (L.) (1838)

Lactuca crispa (L.) Roth (1787)

Lactuca esculenta Salisb. (1796)

Lactuca integrifolia Bigelow (1824)

Lactuca laciniata Roth (1797)

Lactuca palmata Willd. (1794)

Lactuca romana (Gaudin) Cuvier (1833)

Lactuca sativa convar. asparagina Holub (1993)

Lactuca sativa subsp. capitata (L.) Schübl. & G.Martens (1834)

Lactuca sativa subsp. crispa (L.) Schübl. & G.Martens (1834)

Lactuca sativa subsp. minii Hadidi (1992)

Lactuca sativa subsp. romana Spielm. ex Schübl. & G.Martens (1834)

Lactuca sativa var. acephala Lej. (1836)

Lactuca sativa var. angustana Irish (1900)

Lactuca sativa var. asparagina L.H.Bailey (1930)

Lactuca sativa var. capitata L. (1753)

Lactuca sativa var. crispa L. (1753)

Lactuca sativa var. longifolia Gaudin (1829)

Lactuca sativa var. patula Stokes (1812)

Lactuca sativa var. planifolia Stokes (1812)

Lactuca sativa var. romana Gaudin (1829)

Lactuca sativa var. spinosa Lej. (1836)

Lactuca sativa var. yemensis X.S.Shen & Run L.Lu (1998)

Lactuca scariola subsp. sativa (L.) Bonnier & Layens (1894)

Lactuca scariola var. sativa (L.) Moris (1840)

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Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 795 (1753)

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

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