Asteraceae
Lactuca

Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn.

First published in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 362 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Peter, R. [s.n.] United States K002048942 No
{Rugel} [s.n.] United States K002048929 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002048933 Yes
French, G.H. [1629] United States K002048941 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5110] United States K002048939 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [1629] K000373366 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] K002048935 Yes
{Frank} [s.n.] United States K002048928 Yes
Chesten, W. [s.n.] K000373369 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [18876] K000373365 Yes
Nash, G.V. [1559] United States K002048940 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002048932 Yes
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] K002048934 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] K002048936 Yes
Maclagan, P.W. [s.n.] United States K002048926 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5763] United States K002048938 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] K000373367 Yes
s.n. [99] K000373368 Yes
{Lindheimer} [936] United States K002048931 Yes
{Drummond} [167] United States K002048930 Yes
[RHB] [s.n.] United States Lactuca acuminata K002048947 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Lactuca acuminata K002048944 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] Lactuca acuminata K002048946 Yes
Ward, L.F. [s.n.] United States Lactuca acuminata K002048952 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] Lactuca acuminata K002048945 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [18830] United States Lactuca acuminata K002048948 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0