Plants of USA and Canada

Scientific or common name:

Lactuca canadensis L.


ASTERACEAE Family selection - Aster family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

Taxon Page:

Name: Lactuca canadensis L. Taxon selection
Nomencl. ref.: Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1193. 1759 [7 Jun 1759]
Rank: species

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Common names

US name U.S. name: Canada lettuce
en English name: Canada lettuce
English name: Canada wild lettuce

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Biennial
 

Synonyms:
= Lactuca canadensis L. var. integrifolia (Bigelow) Torr. & A. Gray
= Lactuca canadensis L. var. latifolia Kuntze
= Lactuca canadensis L. var. longifolia (Michx.) Farw.
= Lactuca canadensis L. var. obovata Wiegand
= Lactuca canadensis L. var. typica Wiegand
= Lactuca sagittifolia Elliot
= Lactuca steelei Britton


Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Lactuca canadensis L. var. integrifolia (Bigelow) Torr. & A. Gray
2) Lactuca canadensis L. var. latifolia Kuntze
3) Lactuca canadensis L. var. longifolia (Michx.) Farw.
4) Lactuca canadensis L. var. obovata Wiegand
5) Lactuca canadensis L. var. typica Wiegand



TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Lactuca
Species:


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Gallery:

Lactuca canadensis
Lactuca canadensis
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image

Lactuca canadensis
Lactuca canadensis
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 320.

Lactuca canadensis
Lactuca canadensis
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 320.

Lactuca canadensis
Lactuca canadensis
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 319.


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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, YT)

Distributional map for Lactuca canadensis L.
Map for Lactuca canadensis L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA



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More species:
1) Lactuca canadensis L. var. integrifolia (Bigelow) Torr. & A. Gray [170]
2) Lactuca canadensis L. var. longifolia (Michx.) Farw. [165]
3) Lactuca canadensis L. var. obovata Wiegand [162]
4) Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn. var. villosa (Jacq.) Cronquist [308]
5) Lactuca graminifolia Michx. var. arizonica McVaugh [233]
6) Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt. var. albiflora (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners [258]
7) Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) Riddell [276]
8) Lactuca scariola L. [230]
9) Laelia harpophylla Rchb. F. [247]
10) Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. [2633]

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