Asteraceae
Lactuca

Lactuca orientalis (Boiss.) Boiss.

First published in Fl. Orient. 3: 819 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Xinjiang and W. Himalaya, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 2: 607-1262. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Iraq

  • Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 819 (1875)
  • Dinsmore in Post, Fl. Syria, Palest. & Sinai ed. 2, 2: 147 (1933)
  • Feinbrun- Dothan, Fl. Palaest. 3: 438 (1978)
  • Kilian & Ghazanfar in Fl. Oman 3: 223 (2015)
  • Rawi in Dep. Agr. Iraq Tech. Bull. 14: 118 (1964)
  • Rechinger, Fl. Lowland Iraq: 681 (1964)
  • Roohi & Abid in Fl. Pakistan 222: 207 (2017).
  • Taifour & El-Oqlah, Pl. Jordan Ann. Checkl.: 43 (2017)
  • Zhu Shi & Norbert Kilian in Fl. China 20–-21: (2011)
  • Zoh. in Dep. Agr. Iraq Bull. 31: 160 (1950)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Meyers, F.; Dinsmore, J.E. [B.302] K002047148 No
Gadzhiev, J.; Gurvitsch, N.; Ulubasov, G. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K002047132 No
Mooney, H.F. [4570] K002047142 No
[W. Altas] [440] Afghanistan K002047213 No
Trott, A.C. [829] Iran K002047174 No
Sintenis, P. [2782] Türkiye K002047168 No
Al-Rawi, A. [24286] Iraq K002047201 No
[P.Gaellardat] [2016] K002047123 No
Furse, P. [3261] Iran K002047172 No
Davis; Hedge [(D.32811)] K002047167 No
Haines, R.W. [W2048] Iraq K002047218 No
Schimper, G.H.W. [259] Egypt K000815019 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper, G.H.W. [259] Egypt K000815020 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, P.H.; Schenholm, F. [4987 B.] Israel K002047143 No
Peters Afghanistan K001790563 Yes
Davis [47417] K002047157 No
Archibald, J.C. [2839] Iran K002047184 No
Serhang, I.; Rawi, A. [26536] Iraq K002047207 No
Carter, J.E. [637] Afghanistan K002047210 No
Andersen, J.S.; Peterson, I.C. [427] Afghanistan K002047195 No
Dinsmore, J.E. [4302] K002047161 No
Al-Rawi, A. [24317] Iraq K002047204 No
Guest, E. [13058] Iraq K002047203 No
Harsukh; Duthie, J.F. [20572] Pakistan K002047127 No
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Iran K002047230 No
Haines, R.W. [W1230] Iraq K002047217 No
[Jonshan] [s.n.] Israel K002047147 No
Alderton, R. [316] K002047158 No
Stocks, J.E. [1163] Pakistan K002047126 No
Furse, P. [8908] Iran K002047233 No
Brown, E.S. [735] Iran K002047177 No
Rechinger, K.H. [1621] Iran K002047239 No
Kotschy, C.G.T.; Hohenacker, R.F. [702] Iran K002047228 No
Gillett [9470] Iraq K002047206 No
Davis, P.H. [10191] K002047140 No
Gilliat-Smith, B. [2002] Iran K002047234 No
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [5877] Iran K002047179 No
Bornmüller, J. [4120] Iran K002047238 No
Rawi, A.; Serhang, I. [26827] Iraq K002047202 No
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [2011] Türkiye K002047164 No
Collenette, I.S. [6774] K002047151 No
Rawi, A. [21204] Iraq K002047221 No
Gibbons, R.B.; Gibbons, L. [679] Afghanistan K002047209 No
Vašák, V. [s.n.] Armenia K002047133 No
[S. Apebuiamsu] [s.n.] K002047124 No
Guest, E. [13056] Iraq K002047205 No
Boulos, L.; Addiss, D.; Qumsiye, M. [8657] K002047138 No
Schweinfurth, G.A. [170] K002047131 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Afghanistan K002047189 No
Brown, E.S. [890] Iran K002047227 No
Archibald, J.C. [2746] Iran K002047181 No
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Iran K002047237 No
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [5799] Iran K002047178 No
AL-Dabbagh, M.; [Sh. Taher]; [M. Tauburg] [47884] Iraq K002047220 No
Sieber; [Saldes [s.n.] Israel K002047146 No
Griffith [874] Afghanistan K002047212 No
Corley, R.H.V. [92] Iran K002047170 No
Guest, E. [12952] Iraq K002047219 No
Edmondson, J.R. [802] Iran K002047225 No
Parris, B.S. [75.520] Iran K002047223 No
Gillett [12450] Iraq K002047200 No
s.coll. [3370] Afghanistan K002047216 No
Khatib, A.; Boulos, L. [19472] K002047159 No
Karjagin, I.; Safiev, B. [[12302]] K002047129 No
Major Cowie, R.E. [112] Iran K002047183 No
Armstrong, J.A. [86] Iran K002047169 No
Hanbury, D.; Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K002047160 No
Bové, N. [432] K002047121 No
Davis, P.H. [9349] Jordan K002047135 No
Cope, T.A.; AI-Eisawi, D. [336] K002047136 No
Bové, N. [436] K002047122 No
Furse, P. [3250] Iran K002047229 No
de Bunge, Al. [s.n.] Iran K002047240 No
Karjagin, I.; Safiev, B. [s.n.] K002047130 No
Archibald, J.C. [2943] Iran K002047185 No
Aitchison, J.E.T. (Dr) [884] Afghanistan K002047211 No
Davis; Hedge [(D.31996)] K002047166 No
Dobson, A.T. [153] Afghanistan K002047196 No
Alzzi; Omar, S. [35320] Iraq K002047198 No
Collenette, I.S. [6519] K002047150 No
[Major W.R. Hay] [440] Afghanistan K002047214 No
Griffith [s.n.] Afghanistan K002047190 No
Gibbons, R.B.; Gibbons, L. [679] Afghanistan K002047208 No
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [5992] Iran K002047180 No
Trott, A.C. [829] Iran K002047173 No
[SD. McArthur] [52A] Afghanistan K002047194 No
Davis, P.H. [10,007] K002047141 No
Gilliat-Smith, B. [1282] Iran K002047232 No
Boulos, L.; Al-Eisawi, D.A.; Lahham, J.; Oran, S. [9200] K002047137 No
Meyers, F. [2302] Israel K002047145 No
Carter, J.E. [320] Afghanistan K002047193 No
Collenette, I.S. [3837] K002047152 No
Piohler, Th.; Polak, J.E. [s.n.] Iran K002047231 No
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B2011] Türkiye K002047165 No
Goskshank, H. [488] Pakistan K002047128 No
Archibald, J.C. [2746] Iran K002047186 No
Timmis, R. [35] Iran K002047171 No
Brown, E.S. [901] Iran K002047176 No
Wheeler Haines, R. [W1852] Iraq K002047197 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Afghanistan K002047191 No
Fischer; [Sfowits] [s.n.] Iran K002047226 No
Jafri; Akhar [1883] Pakistan K002047125 No
Schimper, W. [259] Egypt K002047149 No
Field, H.; Lazar, Y. [1140] Iran K002047175 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran K002047235 No
Davis, P.H. [16641] K002047154 No
Haines, R.W. [W1230] Iraq K002047199 No
s.coll. [82] Afghanistan K002047192 No
Aitchison, J.E.T. (Dr) [1225] Afghanistan K002047215 No
Davis, P.H.; Polunin, O. [23,628] K002047155 No
s.coll. [[A44]] Iran K002047182 No
Rawi [31353] Iraq K002047222 No
Meyers, F. [4286] Israel K002047144 No
Hart, H.C. [s.n.] K002047153 No
Davis; Polunin, O. [23,724] K002047156 No
Aucher-Éloy, P.M.R. [3363] Iran K002047224 No
Hemsley, J. [s.n.] K002047134 No
Stapf, O. [156] Iran K002047236 No
Lorab, M. [235] K002047162 No
von Raab-Straube, E.; Lazkov, G. A.; Sennikov, A. N.; Seregin, A. P.; Szukala, A. [7710] Kyrgyzstan Scariola orientalis K001768342 No

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  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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