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Lactuca

The genus Lactuca is in the family Compositae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Lactuca

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Lactuca abietina (Boiss. & Balansa) Bornm. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca acanthifolia (Willd.) Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca acanthifolia Benth. & Hook.f. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca acaulis (Roxb.) Babe. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca aculeata Boiss. & Kotschy Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca acuminata Spreng. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca adenophora Boiss. & Kotschy Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca agrestis Bubani Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca alabamensis Bertol. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca alaica Kovalevsk. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca alatipes Collett & Hemsl. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca alpestris (Gand.) Rech.f. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca alpina (L.) A.Gray Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca alpina Benth. & Hook.f. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca amagawaensis Makino Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca ambacensis (Hiern) C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca ambigua Hort. ex G.Don Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca amurensis Herder Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca angulata Raf. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca angustana Auct. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca angustifolia Lam. ex Steud. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca aogashimaensis Kitam. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca armena Boiss. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca attenuata Stebbins Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca augustana Rchb. ex Nyman Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca aurea (Sch.Bip. ex Vis. & Pančić) Stebbins Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca auriculata Aitch. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca autumnalis Bernh. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca axillaris Raf. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca azerbaijanica Rech.f. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca azurea (Ledeb.) Danguy Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca balmesi Sennen Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca bauhini Loret Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca benthamii C.B.Clarke Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fernald Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca boissieri Rouy Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca bourgaei (Boiss.) Irish & N.Taylor Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca brachyrrhyncha Greenm. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca bracteata Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca bracteata Wall. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca brassicifolia Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca brevirostra Dulac. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca brevirostris Fenzl Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca brunoniana (DC.) Wall. ex C.B.Clarke Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca callosa (Klatt) Chang Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca calophylla C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca canadensis L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca canadensis (L.) Farw. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca canadensis A.Gray Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca candolleana Holmboe Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca canescens Regel & Schmalh. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca capillaris (Nakai) Makino & Nemoto Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca capitata Garsault Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca caroliniana Walter Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca cernua Jacquem. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca chaffanjoni (Beauverd) Danguy Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca chondrilloides Steud. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca cichorioides (Hiern) C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca contracta Velen ex Nyman Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca corymbosa Lawalrée Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca cracoviensis bueck ex Nyman Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca crambifolia (Bunge) Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca crambifolia B.Fedtsch. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca cubanguensis (S.Moore) C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca cyprica (Rech.f.) N.Kilian & Greuter Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca debilis Benth. & Hook.f. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca decipiens Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca decipiens Hook.f. & Thomson ex Kamelin Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca deltoidea (M.Bieb.) DC. ex C.A.Mey. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca depressa (Hook.f. & Thomson) Babcock & Cameron Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca dichotoma Simonk. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca dissecta D.Don Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca dolichophylla Kitam. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca dumicola (Hiern) S.Moore Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca elata Salisb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca elongata Willd. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca elongata Muhl. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca esculenta Salisb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca fenzlii N.Kilian & Greuter Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca filicina Duthie ex Stebbins Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca fistulosa Raf. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca formosana Maxim. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca forsteniana Boerl Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca garrettii Kerr Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca georgica Grossh. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca glabra Chang Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca glandulifera Hook.f. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca glareosa Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca glareosa Schott & Kotschy Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca glauciifolia Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca gorganica Rech.f. & Esfand. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca graciliflora Forbes & Hemsl. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca gracilipetiolata Merr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca graminea Spreng. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca graminifolia Michx. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca haimanniana Asch. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca haimanniana E.A.Durand & Barratte Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca hastata L. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca henryi Dunn Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca hispida DC. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca hispidula (Regel) B.Fedtsch. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca hochstetteri Sch.Bip. ex Hochst. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca hochstetteri Sch.Bip. ex Engl. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca homblei De Wild. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca hookeri Stebbins Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca humilis Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca imbricata Hiern Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca × impura Maire Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca indica L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca inermis Forssk. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca integrifolia B.L.Rob. & Fernald Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca intricata Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca intricata Pomel Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca jamaicensis Griseb. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca kanitziana Martelli ex Boerl. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca kanitziana Martelli Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca kashmiriana Mamgain & R.R.Rao Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca khasiana Franch. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca khorasanica Rech.f. & Aellen Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca kimurana Kitam. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca kochiana Beauverd Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca kossinskyi Krasch. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca kotschyana Reut. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca kotschyi Sch.Bip. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca laevigata C.B.Clarke Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca laevigata Boiss. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca lahulensis Mamgain & R.R.Rao Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca lasiorhiza (O.Hoffm.) C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca lessertiana (Wall. ex DC.) Wall. ex C.B.Clarke Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca leucoclada Rech.f. & Tuisl Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca leucophaea Sibth. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca linguaefolia (A.Gray) Makino Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca longespicata De Wild. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca longidentata Moris ex DC. Accepted L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca longidentata Moris Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca longifolia Michx. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) Riddell Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca lutea Dulac Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca luzonica S.Vidal Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca macrophylla (Willd.) A.Gray Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 1
Lactuca macrorhiza (Royle) Hook.f. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca maculata Hornem. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca madatapensis (Gagnidze) N.Kilian & Greuter Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca malaissei Lawalrée Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca maritima Raf. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca marschallii Stebbins Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca marunguensis Lawalrée Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca microcephala DC. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca microcephala (Nakai) Makino & Nemoto Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca monocephala C.C.Chang Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca morssii B.L.Rob. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca mulgedioides (Vis. & Pančić) Boiss. & Kotschy ex Boiss. & Kotschy Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca mulsanti Sennen & Elias Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca multifida Rydb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca muralis (L.) Fresen. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca muralis (L.) Gaertn. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca muralis (L.) E.Mey. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca musashensis Makino ex Hisauti Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca mwinilungensis G.V.Pope Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca nikoensis (Nakai) Makino & Nemoto Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca nipponica Nakai Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca nipponica (Nakai) Nakai ex Makino & Nemoto Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca nubica Sch.Bip. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca nuristanica Kitam. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca obtusa C.B.Clarke Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca octophylla Sch.Bip. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca officinarum Crantz Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca oleracea M.Gómez Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca olgae (Leskov) N.Kilian & Greuter Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca oligocephala Bornm. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca orientalis (Boiss.) Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca ovatifolia Raf. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca oyukludaghensis (Parolly) N.Kilian & Parolly Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca pakistanica T.Akhtar & M.N.Chaudhri Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca palmensis Bolle Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca pancicii (Vis.) N.Kilian & Greuter Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca paradoxa Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca parishii Craib Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca parishii Craib ex Hosseus Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca perennis L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca persica Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca petraea Fisch. & Mey. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca petrensis Hiern Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca picridiformis Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca pilosa Raf. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca plicata Balb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca plumieri (L.) Gren. & Godr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca polycephala (Cass. ex DC.) C.B.Clarke Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca polyclada Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca polyphylla Rydb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca praecox R.E.Fr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca praevia C.D.Adams Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca procera Schrad. ex DC. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca procera Schrad. ex Colla Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca procumbens Roxb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca pseudo-virosa Sch.Bip. ex Nyman Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca pumila Rech.f. & Tuisl Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca putii Kerr Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca pyrenaica Bellardi ex Pasch. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca quercina L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 1
Lactuca querna Pall. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca racemosa Willd. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca raddeana Maxim. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca ramosissima Benth. & Hook.f. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca ramosissima Gren. & Godr. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca rapunculoides (DC.) C.B.Clarke Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca rechingeriana (Tuisl) N.Kilian & Greuter Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca repens (L.) Benth. & Hook.f. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca reviersiana Litard. & Maire Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca reviersii Litard. & Maire Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca rigida DC. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca rostrata (Blume) Boerl. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca rostrata Kuntze Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca rosularis Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca sagittata Schur Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca sagittata Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca saligna L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca sarmentosa Wight Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca sassandrensis A.Chev. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca sativa L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca scandens Chang Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca scandens C.C.Chang Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca scarioloides Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca schulzeana Büttner Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca schweinfurthii Oliv. & Hiern Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca serriola L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 1
Lactuca setosa Stebbins ex C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca sibirica (L.) Benth. ex Maxim. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca sikkimensis (Hook.f.) Stebbins Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca singularis Wilmott Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca sonchifolia DC. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca sonchifolia Panc. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca songeensis C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca soongorica Regel Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca spinidens Nevski Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca × stanekii Domin Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca stebbinsii N.Kilian Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca stelbinsiana N.Kilian Accepted L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca stipulata Stebbins Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca sylvestris Garsault Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca takhtadzhianii Sosn. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca taraxacifolia Schumach. & Thonn. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A.Mey. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca tenerrima A.Chev. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca tenerrima Pourr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca tetrantha B.L.Burtt & P.H.Davis Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca tinctociliata I.M.Johnst. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca triangulata Maxim. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca triquetra (Labill.) Boiss. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca triquetra Benth. & Hook.f. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca tuberosa Jacq. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca tysonii (E.Phillips) C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca ugandensis C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca undulata Ledeb. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca variabilis Bornm. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca vialea Bellardi Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca villosa Muhl. ex Torr. & Gray Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca villosa "Britton, Sterns & Poggenb." Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca viminea C.B.Clarke Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca viminea (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 3
Lactuca violifolia (Decne.) C.B.Clarke Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca virosa Lucé Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca virosa Habl. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 3
Lactuca virosa Thunb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca virosa L. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca watsoniana Trel. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca winkleri Kirp. Accepted L TICA 2012-02-11
Lactuca zambesiaca C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11

Statistics

The Plant List includes 790 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Lactuca. Of these 147 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 213 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Lactuca. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 790 species names for the genus Lactuca recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 147 18.6%
◕ Synonym 514 65.1%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 129 16.3%

All names

The status of the 1,003 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Lactuca recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 154 15.4%
◕ Synonym 718 71.6%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 131 13.1%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 790 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Lactuca, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 144 485 0 0 629 79.6%
Low confidence 3 29 0 129 161 20.4%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Lactuca is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
TICA 147 514 0 129 0 790 100%