Lactuca tatarica
Blue Lettuce
Also known as: Lactuca pulchella var. pulchella +6 more
- Lactuca pulchella var. pulchella
- Lactuca tatarica f. stevensii B.Boivin
- Lactuca tatarica f. tatarica
- Lactuca tatarica subsp. tatarica
- Lactuca tatarica var. integra (Regel) Feráková
- Lactuca tatarica var. tatarica
- Mulgedium alataicum C.H.An
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or annual.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Lactuca tatarica (commonly known as Blue Lettuce) is an annual or biennial belonging to the Asteraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Altay, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China Southeast, East European Russia, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Manchuria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Pakistan, Qinghai, Romania, South European Russia, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Amur, Austria, Belarus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Khabarovsk, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Primorye, Sweden, Switzerland