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Taxon:  Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. (Lactuca sativa Cutting or Curled Lettuce Group)



Summary
Genus:
Lactuca
Section:
Lactuca
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Lactucinae
Nomen number:
404618
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:795. 1753
Comment:
[or L. sativa Cutting or Curled Lettuce Group]
Verified:
02/23/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Lactuca sativa L. (0 active accession[s])
Lactuca sativa L. var. angustana Irish (0 active accession[s])
Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata 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
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lactuca sativa L. subsp. crispa (L.) Schübl. & G. Martens

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lactuca sativa L. var. secalina (Alef.) Juckenack
Lactuca sativa L. var.-gr. secalina Alef.
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Reference(s)
  1. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  2. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 4:2061. Note: treats as Lactuca sativa Cutting Group
  3. International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
  4. Lebeda, A. et al. 2004. Geographical distribution of wild Lactuca species (Asteraceae, Lactuceae). Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 70:328-356
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Lactuca sativa as Curled Lettuce Group
  6. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  7. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  8. Ryder, E. J. 1999. Lettuce, endive and chicory. Crop Prod. Sci. Hort. 9:15-22.
  9. Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:188. Note: treats as Lactuca sativa Bunching Lettuce Group
  10. Vries, I. M. de. 1997. Origin and domestication of Lactuca sativa L. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:166. Note: = Lactuca sativa Cutting Group
Common names
English
curled lettuce –
leaf lettuce –
German
Blattsalat –
Pflücksalat –
Schnittsalat –
Italian
lattuga da taglio –
Transliterated Russian
listovoj salat –
sryvnoj salat –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    only cult.
Cultivated (only cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodderfor chickens, as L. sativa Cutting GroupVries, I. M. de. 1997. Origin and domestication of Lactuca sativa L. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:166. Note: = Lactuca sativa Cutting Group
Human foodvegetableas L. sativa Curled Lettuce GroupLiberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Lactuca sativa as Curled Lettuce Group
Human foodvegetableused in saladsEncke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
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=404618. Accessed 26 April 2025.