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Lactuca
Sign in to saveLactuca, commonly known as lettuce, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus includes at 117 recognized species, distributed worldwide, but mainly in temperate Eurasia.
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Lactuca is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, belonging to the order Asterales and class Magnoliopsida. The scientific name is Lactuca L., and the taxonomic type is Lactuca sativa. Common names for the genus include lettuce, Sla, 莴苣属, ločika, and Blue-sow-thistle. The name derives from the Greek word galactico, meaning "having milk."
This genus consists of annual or perennial herbaceous plants. It contains more than 100 species distributed across the temperate and subtropical regions of Europe and Asia. Native locations include Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Angola, Arizona, Arkansas, and Assam. The genus is the source of Lactucarium.
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Species
Blue-sow-thistle
Lactuca
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
莴苣属（学名：Lactuca）是菊科下的一个属，为一年生或多年生草本植物。该属共有100种以上，分布于欧、亚两洲温带及亚热带。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,989
- With media
- 1,664
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- FCN-UAQ, SEMAHN, IEA-UAT, FC-UNAM, INECOL, ECOSUR
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Madagascar, China, South Africa, Guyana, Spain, Tanzania
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Encyclopedic overview
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Lactuca, commonly known as lettuce, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus includes at 117 recognized species, distributed worldwide, but mainly in temperate Eurasia.
Its best-known representative is the garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa), with its many varieties. "Wild lettuce" commonly refers to the wild-growing relatives of common garden lettuce. Many species are common weeds. Lactuca species are diverse and take a wide variety of forms. They are annuals, biennials, perennials, or shrubs. Their flower heads have yellow, blue, or white ray florets. Some species are bitter-tasting.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lactuca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.