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mountain lettuce
Lactuca perennis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
chicoryCichorium intybus
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla
tatarian blue lettuceLactuca tatarica
common blue lettuceLactuca pulchella
woodland lettuceLactuca floridana
Siberian lettuceLactuca sibirica
purple salsifyScorzonera purpurea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| France | 1,316 |
|---|---|
| Occitanie | 542 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 528 |
| Italy | 328 |
| Germany | 255 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 194 |
| Nord-Ovest | 187 |
| United States | 168 |
| Spain | 165 |
| Switzerland | 128 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales |
| Family | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae |
| Genus | wild lettuces · Lactuca |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise mountain lettuce with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.