Lactuca

E225113
plant genus taxon

Lactuca is a genus of flowering plants best known for including cultivated lettuce, an important leafy vegetable grown worldwide.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Lactuca canonical 1
Lactuca biennis 1
Lactuca canadensis 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
agronomicRole source of leafy salad crops ⓘ
chromosomeBaseNumber x=9 ⓘ
clade Magnoliophyta ⓘ
surface form: Angiosperms

Asterids ⓘ
Eudicots ⓘ
commonName lettuces ⓘ
contains latex in tissues ⓘ
cultivatedSpecies Lactuca sativa ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
distribution worldwide in temperate regions ⓘ
economicImportance leafy vegetable production ⓘ
etymology derived from Latin "lac" meaning milk ⓘ
family Asteraceae ⓘ
flowerType flowering plants ⓘ
fruitType achene ⓘ
growthForm herbaceous plants ⓘ
includesCrop cultivated lettuce ⓘ
includesSpecies Lactuca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lactuca biennis

Lactuca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lactuca canadensis

Lactuca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lactuca perennis

Lactuca quercina ⓘ
Lactuca saligna ⓘ
Lactuca sativa ⓘ
Lactuca serriola ⓘ
Lactuca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lactuca tatarica

Lactuca virosa ⓘ
inflorescenceType capitulum ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement basal rosette in many species ⓘ
leafType simple leaves ⓘ
nativeTo Eurasia ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
North America ⓘ
notableFor including cultivated lettuce ⓘ
order Asterales ⓘ
photosynthesisPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
publication Species Plantarum ⓘ
reasonForName named for milky latex in stems ⓘ
relatedTo Cichorium ⓘ
Taraxacum ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction by seeds ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
tribe Cichorieae ⓘ
typeSpecies Lactuca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lactuca sativa
usedFor animal forage in some species ⓘ
human food ⓘ
yearDescribed 1753 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asteraceae → includesGenus → Lactuca ⓘ
Lactuca → typeSpecies → Lactuca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lactuca sativa
Lactuca → includesSpecies → Lactuca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lactuca perennis
Lactuca → includesSpecies → Lactuca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lactuca canadensis
Lactuca → includesSpecies → Lactuca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lactuca biennis
Lactuca → includesSpecies → Lactuca self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lactuca tatarica