Lactuca saligna L.
(Least Lettuce)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Lactuca saligna (Least Lettuce)
Genus	Lactuca (lettuces)
Tribe	Lactuceae (“dandelions”)
Subfamily	LACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
Family	ASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
Order	ASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Lactuca saligna is also a member of:
Herbaceous Plants - herbaceous plants (via Asteraceae)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Sterry, P.	2004	Least Lettuce	Vol 15, No. 6 Page: 398

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

Lactuca
(lettuces)

Lactuceae
(“dandelions”)

ASTERACEAE
(daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lactuca saligna (Least Lettuce)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lactuca saligna (Least Lettuce)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Lactuca saligna is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)