Lactuca oblongifolia Nuttall

Lactuca oblongifolia Nuttall is an accepted species name sensu Kilian et al. 2009+.

Vernacular names

• laitue bleue Darbyshire et al., 2000

• blue lettuce Darbyshire et al., 2000
• large-flowered blue lettuce Britton & Brown, 1970
• showy blue lettuce NY Flora Atlas 2013
• western blue lettuce Weakley et al., 2023

Synonyms

• Lactuca integrifolia Nuttall nom. illeg. Kilian et al. 2009+
• Lactuca pulchella (Pursh) de Candolle FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Lactuca tatarica subsp. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Lactuca tatarica var. heterophylla (Nuttall) B. Boivin POWO
• Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung TROPICOS
• Mulgedium oblongifolium (Nuttall) Reveal Kilian et al. 2009+
• Mulgedium pulchellum (Pursh) G. Don FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a
• Sonchus pulchellus Pursh FNA Ed. Comm., 2006a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Subfamily	Cichorioideae
Tribe	Cichorieae
Genus	Lactuca
Species	Lactuca oblongifolia

Habit

Herb