Lactuca virosa
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 virosa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lactuca virosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Lactuca ambiguaName author: Schrad.
- Lactuca flavidaName author: Jord.
- Lactuca lactucariiName author: (Lamotte) Lamotte
- Lactuca lividaName author: Boiss. & Reut.
- Lactuca patersoniiName author: Menezes
- Lactuca romanaName author: Garsault
- Lactuca scariola unranked virosaName author: (L.) Rouy
- Lactuca scariola var. altissimaName author: Lecoq & Lamotte
- Lactuca scariola var. flavidaName author: (Jord.) Gren. & Godr.
- Lactuca scariola var. lactucariiName author: (Lamotte) Rouy
- Lactuca schimperiName author: Jord.
- Lactuca serratifoliaName author: Sennen
- Lactuca sinuataName author: Forssk.
- Lactuca virosa f. lactucariiName author: Lamotte
- Lactuca virosa subsp. lividaName author: (Boiss. & Reut.) Ladero & A.Velasco
- Lactuca virosa var. virosaName author: Not supplied
- Wiestia virosaName author: (L.) 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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