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Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.
hairy lettuce

       
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Line Drawing of Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 319. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.

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Distribution:
Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV), CAN (NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 13 species in Lactuca or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt. var. albiflora (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners. .
Lactuca hirsuta var. albiflora
hairy lettuce
Distribution of Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt. var. hirsuta. .
Lactuca hirsuta var. hirsuta
hairy lettuce
Distribution of Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt. var. sanguinea (Bigelow) Fernald. .
Lactuca hirsuta var. sanguinea
hairy lettuce
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Lactuca L. – lettuce
Species Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt. – hairy lettuce
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
wild lettuce              Threatened
Maryland:
hairy lettuce              Endangered, Extirpated
New York:
downy lettuce              Endangered
Ohio:
hairy tall lettuce              Endangered
Vermont:
hairy lettuce              Threatened
 

More Accounts and Images:
Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36601.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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