Lactuca canadensis
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 canadensis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lactuca canadensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
26 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cicerbita canadensisName author: (L.) Wallr.
- Cicerbita elongataName author: (Muhl. ex Willd.) Wallr.
- Galathenium elongatumName author: (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt.
- Galathenium integrifoliumName author: Nutt.
- Galathenium salicifoliumName author: Nutt.
- Lactuca canadensis f. canadensisName author: Not supplied
- Lactuca canadensis var. canadensisName author: Not supplied
- Lactuca canadensis var. integrifoliaName author: (Torr. & A.Gray) Farw.
- Lactuca canadensis var. latifoliaName author: Kuntze
- Lactuca canadensis var. longifoliaName author: (Michx.) Farw.
- Lactuca canadensis var. obovataName author: Wiegand
- Lactuca canadensis var. typicaName author: Wiegand
- Lactuca elongataName author: Muhl. ex Willd.
- Lactuca elongata var. integrifoliaName author: Torr. & A.Gray
- Lactuca elongata var. longifoliaName author: (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Lactuca integrifoliaName author: Bigelow
- Lactuca longifoliaName author: Michx.
- Lactuca polyphyllaName author: Rydb.
- Lactuca sagittifoliaName author: Elliott
- Lactuca steeleiName author: Britton
- Mulgedium canadenseName author: (L.) Farw.
- Mulgedium canadense var. canadenseName author: Not supplied
- Mulgedium integrifoliumName author: Cass.
- Sonchus pallidusName author: Willd.
- Wiestia canadensisName author: (L.) Sch.Bip.
- Wiestia elongataName author: (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sch.Bip.
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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