Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Asteraceae

Lactuca - [maps | photos]

• Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fernald
  NWI TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: tall blue lettuce

• Lactuca canadensis L.
  NWI TN: Facultative Upland -
  Common Name: Canada lettuce

• Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn.
  NWI TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: woodland lettuce

• Lactuca graminifolia Michx.
  Common Name: grassleaf lettuce

• Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.
  Common Name: hairy lettuce

• Lactuca saligna * L.
  NWI TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: willowleaf lettuce

• Lactuca serriola * L.
  NWI TN: Facultative
  Common Name: prickly lettuce
  Synonyms:
  

         • Lactuca scariola L.

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke.