Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:796. 1753
Verified:
10/02/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
least lettuce – narrow-leaf lettuce – wild lettuce – willow lettuce – willow-leaf lettuce – German
weidenblättriger Lattich –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Egypt | Sinai | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Moldova | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Montenegro | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | North Macedonia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Montenegro | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Quebec | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Iowa | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Kansas | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Nebraska | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Indiana | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Sonora | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Delaware | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | District of Columbia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Kentucky | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Nevada | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Azerbaijan, Georgia
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WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Moldova, Ukraine
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Slovakia
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Naturalized
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Montenegro
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Ontario, Quebec]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia]
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Sonora]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Oregon, Washington]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico, Texas]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California, Nevada]
Southern America
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Uruguay
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Weed | | | Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21359.
Accessed 16 April 2026.