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Taxon:  Cicerbita alpina (L.) Wallr.



Summary
Genus:
Cicerbita
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Lactucinae
Nomen number:
104152
Place of publication:
Sched. Crit. 1:434. 1822
Verified:
10/30/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Sonchus alpinus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lactuca alpina (L.) A. Gray

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lactuca spicata (Lam.) Hitchc.
Sonchus spicatus Lam.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Clapham, A. R. et al. 1962. Flora of the British Isles, ed. 2.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Lactuca alpina (L.) A. Gray
  6. Hess, H. E. et al. 1976. Flora der Schweiz, ed. 2.
  7. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Lactuca alpina
  9. Savulescu, T. et al., eds; E. J. Nyárády et al., comp. 1952-1976. Flora republicii populare romine.
  10. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  11. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Lactuca spicata
Common names
English
alpine blue sow thistle –
mountain sow thistle –
tall blue-lettuce –
German
Alpen-Milchlattich –
Swedish
torta –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationMurmansk 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Murmansk], Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
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=104152. Accessed 15 May 2025.