Lactuceae
(“dandelions”)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
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Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
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Genus 2 subtaxa 86 images
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Genus 6 subtaxa 68 images 4 ident. refs
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Genus 3 subtaxa 30 images
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Genus 4 subtaxa 30 images 3 ident. refs
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Species 1 subtaxa 24 images
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Genus 2 subtaxa 59 images
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Species 11 images
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Genus 2 subtaxa 52 images
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Genus 3 subtaxa 40 images
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Species 20 images
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Genus 3 subtaxa 90 images
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Genus 1 subtaxa 16 images 2 ident. refs
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Genus 2 subtaxa 34 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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. 2007 Common yellow-flowered ligulate composites http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/ecology-resources.htm
Poland, J. 2005 Milk matters - the importance of latex in vegetative identification BSBI News No 100: 21-22.

Lactuceae (“dandelions”) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 551 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lactuceae (“dandelions”)
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