Lactuca tatarica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lactuca tatarica (L.) C. A. Mey.

Blue lettuce

2016 Keir Morse

2017 John Doyen

1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Lactuca tatarica is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~12 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. pulchella
Genus:	Lactuca
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Lactuca tatarica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LATA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).