Lactuca sativa L.

vernacular garden lettuce — species · Asteraceae

USDA: LASA3
GBIF: 7403263
Rank: species

garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa) — Platephotograph · George F MayfieldCC BY-SA source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus: Lactuca

§2a

Native status, by region

CAN Canada Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Introduced
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 64 counties across 14 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 64 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state