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Lactuca sativa var. capitata L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 795 (1753)

This name is a synonym of Lactuca sativa

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POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2011). Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp. [Cited as Lactuca sativa.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

GCC in GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist. Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/. [Cited as Lactuca sativa.]

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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