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Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung
blue lettuce

       
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Photo of Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NV. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

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Synonyms:
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

  LAOB2 Lactuca oblongifolia Nutt.
  LAPU Lactuca pulchella (Pursh) DC.
  LATAP2 Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. ssp. pulchella (Pursh) Stebbins
  LATAH Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. heterophylla (Nutt.) B. Boivin
  MUPU3 Mulgedium pulchellum (Pursh) G. Don
  SOTA Sonchus tataricus L. p.p.
 

Distribution:
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

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USA (AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 13 species in Lactuca, 1 varieties in Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey.
 

Classification:
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

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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 tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. – blue lettuce
Variety Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung – blue lettuce
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Michigan:
Lactuca pulchella
blue lettuce              Threatened
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Alaska:
Lactuca pulchella
blue-flowering lettuce              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

Lactuca pulchella
blue lettuce

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

Lactuca pulchella:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FAC NO FAC FACU FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC- FAC* FAC NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528669.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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