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Lactuca sativa L.
garden lettuce
Symbol: LASA3
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Biennial
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Synonyms:
LASA3 Lactuca sativa L.
 

LASCI

Lactuca scariola L. var. integrata Gren. & Godr.
 

LASCI2

Lactuca scariola L. var. integrifolia (Bogenh.) G. Beck
More Information
About garden lettuce

Link to plant Classification report for Lactuca sativa

Plant source and reference for Lactuca sativa

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State Distributional Map for LASA3
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Plant Distribution by State

Lactuca sativa L.

LASA3

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Related Taxa:
Lactuca sativa L.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 13 species in Lactuca

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Classification:
Lactuca sativa L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Asterales –
                         Family Asteraceae – Aster family
                            Genus Lactuca L. – lettuce
                               Species Lactuca sativa L. – garden lettuce

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Introduced Information:
Lactuca sativa L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Lactuca sativa L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36607.
View species account from The Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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