Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lactuca tatarica (L.) C. A. Mey. var. pulchella Breitung

(not an active name)

Blue lettuce

Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Lactuca tatarica ssp. pulchella


	Plant Range Observation Search ~20 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Lactuca tatarica
Genus:	Lactuca
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lactuca oblongifolia
PLANTS	Lactuca pulchella
PLANTS	Lactuca tatarica ssp. pulchella
PLANTS	Lactuca tatarica var. heterophylla
PLANTS	Mulgedium pulchellum
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Information about Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LATAP) 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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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/08/2025).