Lactuca biennis
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Lactuca
- Species
- Lactuca biennis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1940
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lactuca biennis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
26 synonyms in this snapshot
- Agathyrsus leucophaeusName author: (Willd.) L.C.Beck
- Agathyrsus spicatusName author: (Lam.) D.Don
- Agathyrsus spicatusName author: (Lam.) Sweet
- Cicerbita leucophaeaName author: Wallr.
- Cicerbita spicataName author: (Lam.) Beauverd
- Cicerbita spicata var. spicataName author: Not supplied
- Galathenium multiflorumName author: Nutt.
- Lactuca biennis f. biennisName author: Not supplied
- Lactuca biennis f. integrifoliaName author: (Torr. & A.Gray) Fernald
- Lactuca leucophaeaName author: A.Gray
- Lactuca multifidaName author: Rydb.
- Lactuca spicataName author: (Lam.) Hitchc.
- Lactuca spicata f. integrifoliaName author: (Torr. & A.Gray) Jenn.
- Lactuca spicata f. spicataName author: Not supplied
- Lactuca spicata var. integrifoliaName author: (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton
- Lactuca spicata var. multifidaName author: A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
- Lactuca spicata var. spicataName author: Not supplied
- Lactuca terrae-novaeName author: Fernald
- Mulgedium leucophaeumName author: DC.
- Mulgedium leucophaeum var. leucophaeumName author: Not supplied
- Mulgedium spicatumName author: (Lam.) Small
- Mulgedium spicatum var. integrifoliumName author: (Torr. & A.Gray) Small
- Mulgedium spicatum var. spicatumName author: Not supplied
- Sonchus biennisName author: Moench
- Sonchus leucophaeusName author: Willd.
- Sonchus spicatusName author: Lam.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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