Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:795. 1753
Verified:
02/23/2009
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
bitter lettuce – great lettuce – wild lettuce – German
Gift-Lattich – Swedish
giftsallat –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | North Macedonia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
3 | Adventive | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | District of Columbia | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
Native
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Portugal [Madeira Islands]
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Morocco
Europe
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Adventive
Europe
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Ireland
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Croatia
Naturalized
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Netherlands
Northern America
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Alabama, District of Columbia]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21375.
Accessed 20 September 2024.