PLANTS Profile for Lactuca canadensis (Canada lettuce)

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PLANTS Profile

Lactuca canadensis L.
Canada lettuce

Symbol:

LACA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual
Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Lactuca canadensis L.

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Synonyms:
Lactuca canadensis L.

	LACAI	Lactuca canadensis L. var. integrifolia (Bigelow) Torr. & A. Gray
	LACAL	Lactuca canadensis L. var. latifolia Kuntze
	LACAL2	Lactuca canadensis L. var. longifolia (Michx.) Farw.
	LACAO	Lactuca canadensis L. var. obovata Wiegand
	LACAT	Lactuca canadensis L. var. typica Wiegand
	LASA4	Lactuca sagittifolia Elliott
	LAST8	Lactuca steelei Britton

Distribution:
Lactuca canadensis L.


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USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, YT)

Related Taxa:
Lactuca canadensis L.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 13 species in Lactuca

Classification:
Lactuca canadensis L.

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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 canadensis L. – Canada lettuce

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Lactuca canadensis L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FAC+

FACU-

FACU+

FACU

FAC+

FACU

FACU+

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Lactuca canadensis L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor		Minor				Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Lactuca canadensis L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36596.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Lactuca canadensis L.

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Time Generated: 05/19/2013 09:41 PM CDT