Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLactuca
Scientific name with authorshipLactuca saligna L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chondrilla crepoides Lapeyr.Hieracium salignum (L.) E.H.L.KrauseLactuca adulteriana Gren. & Godr.Lactuca adulterina Gren. & Godr.Lactuca angustifolia Gilib.Lactuca caucasica K.KochLactuca caucasica var. caucasicaLactuca caucasica var. major K.Koch, 1843Lactuca caucasica var. minor K.Koch, 1843Lactuca cracoviensis H.BuekLactuca cracoviensis H.Buek ex NymanLactuca cyanea K.KochLactuca salicifolia Salisb.Lactuca saligna f. ruppiana (Wallr.) BeckLactuca saligna f. ruppiana (Wallr.) HegiLactuca saligna f. salignaLactuca saligna f. wallrothii (Spreng.) HegiLactuca saligna subsp. minor Velen.Lactuca saligna var. inermis Bluff & Fingerh.Lactuca saligna var. runcinata Gren.Lactuca saligna var. ruppiana Wallr.Lactuca saligna var. salignaLactuca saligna var. wallrothiana Wallr.Lactuca spiciformis DulacLactuca tommasiniana Sch.Bip.Lactuca vanensis Azn.Lactuca viminea var. cracoviensis RouyLactuca virosa HablitzLactuca virosa f. virosaLactuca wallrothii Spreng.
Documented use categories
Gene source
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier327391-2
Use codesGS
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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