Asteraceae
Lactuca

Lactuca undulata Ledeb.

First published in Fl. Altaic. 4: 156 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Türkiye to W. Siberia and Himalaya. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, East Himalaya, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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

  • Boissier, Fl. Orient. 3: 813 (1875)
  • Boulos & Hind in Fl. Egypt 3: 313 (2002)
  • Breckle, Hedge & Rafiqpoor, Vasc. Pl. Afghan. Checkl: 177 (2013)
  • Dinsmore in Post, Fl. Syria, Palest. & Sinai ed. 2, 2: 146 (1933)
  • Feinbrun-Dothan, Fl. Palaest. 3: 437 (1978)
  • Handel-Mazzetti in Ann. Naturh. Mus. Wien 27: 458 (1913)
  • Jeffrey in Fl. Turkey 5: 780 (1975)
  • Ledeb., Ic. Fl. Ross. 2: 12, t. 129 (1830)
  • Rawi in Dep. Agr. Iraq Tech. Bull. 4: 119 (1964)
  • Rechinger, Fl. Iranica 122: 187 (1977)
  • Rechinger, Fl. Lowland Iraq: 681 (1964)
  • Roohi & Abid in Fl. Pakistan 222: 205 (2017).
  • Taifour & El-Oqlah, Pl. Jordan Ann. Checkl.: 43 (2017)
  • Zhu Shi & Norbert Kilian in Fl. China 20–21: (2011)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Ledebour, C.F.von [s.n.] Russia K000815001 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rawi, A. [12795] Iraq K002047433 No
Aucher-Eloy [4870] Iran K002047440 No
Schrenk, A.G.von [s.n.] K000815002 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [W 1905] Iraq K002047432 No
s.coll. [1500] Iran K002047444 No
von Raab-Straube, E.; Lazkov, G. A.; Sennikov, A. N.; Szukala, A. [7542] Kyrgyzstan K001768341 No
Rawi, A. [12860] Iraq K002047436 No
Gilliat-Smith, B. [1710] Iran K002047443 No
Derderian [s.n.] Iran K002047441 No
Polunin, O. [11720] Iran K002047446 No
Rawi, A. [12781] Iraq K002047435 No
Aucher-Eloy [4861] Iran K002047442 No
Cowan; Darlington [771] Iran K002047447 No
s.coll. [1961] Iran K002047445 No
Helbaek, H. [704] Iraq K002047437 No
Chakravarty; Rawi; Khatib; Alizzi [32027] Iraq K002047434 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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