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Taxon:  Lactuca sativa L.



Summary
Genus:
Lactuca
Section:
Lactuca
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Lactucinae
Nomen number:
21360
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:795. 1753
Verified:
10/02/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Lactuca sativa L. var. angustana Irish (0 active accession[s])
Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata L. (0 active accession[s])
Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. (0 active accession[s])
Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia Lam. (0 active accession[s])
Lactuca sativa L. var. sativa (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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  21. Vries, I. M. de. 1997. Origin and domestication of Lactuca sativa L. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:165-174.
Common names
English
garden lettuce –
lettuce –
French
laitue –
laitue cultivée –
German
Garten-Lattich –
grüner Salat –
Kopfsalat –
Italian
lattuga –
Portuguese
alface –
Spanish
lechuga –
Swedish
sallat –
Transcribed Korean
sangchu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    only cult.
Cultivated (only cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodoil/fatin EgyptVries, I. M. de. 1997. Origin and domestication of Lactuca sativa L. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:165-174.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21360. Accessed 28 April 2025.