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General Information | |
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Symbol: | LATAP |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Duration: |
Biennial Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
AK N CAN N L48 N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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LAOB2 | Lactuca oblongifolia Nutt. |
LAPU | Lactuca pulchella (Pursh) DC. |
LATAP2 | Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. ssp. pulchella (Pursh) Stebbins |
LATAH | Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. heterophylla (Nutt.) B. Boivin |
MUPU3 | Mulgedium pulchellum (Pursh) G. Don |
SOTA | Sonchus tataricus L. p.p. |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 ⁄ Compositae – Aster family |
Genus | Lactuca L. – lettuce |
Species | Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. – blue lettuce |
Variety | Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung – blue lettuce |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Threatened and Endangered Information: | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. | |
Michigan
Lactuca pulchella
blue lettuce
Threatened
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Noxious Weed Information | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
Alaska
Lactuca pulchella
blue-flowering lettuce
Noxious weed
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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