Lactuca hirsuta

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.
Common Name:Hairy Lettuce
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Biennial
Category:Vascular
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Status:Native
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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Lactuca
Species Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt. - Hairy Lettuce

Citation

Citation Lactuca hirsuta Muhlenberg ex Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 124. 1818.
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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Lactuca elongata var. albiflora Lactuca elongata var. albiflora Torr. & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2(3): 497. 1843.   
Lactuca hirsuta var. albiflora Lactuca hirsuta var. albiflora (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners, Field & Lab. 23(2): 36. 1955. Lactuca elongata var. albiflora Torr. & A. Gray. 1843. 
Lactuca hirsuta var. sanguinea Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt. var. sanguinea (Bigelow) Fernald, Rhodora 40(480): 481. 1938.   

Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.