Lactuca L.
(lettuces)

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Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 8 images
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Species 1 subtaxa 7 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 15 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLactuca (lettuces)
TribeLactuceae (“dandelions”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Oswald, P.H. 2007 Lettuces don’t read the Floras! BSBI News 106: 7-8, colour section plates 2 & 3.

Lactuca (lettuces) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lactuca (lettuces)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 56 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lactuca (lettuces)
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