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Lactuca indica L.

Protologue Mant. Pl. Altera 278. 1771 [Oct 1771]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (15).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (15).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (9).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (6).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (11).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (10).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (12).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (13).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (7).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (5).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (3).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (4).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (14).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (8).jpg

Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Amur, Assam, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, East Himalaya, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Khabarovsk, Korea, Laos, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Primorye, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam; introduced into Central African Republic, Comoros, Jamaica, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Stevens, W. D 30969

March 10, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Guaira (Colonia Independencia, Planta Urbana)

-25.738056, -56.177778

Location Remarks

Parque Nacional Ybyturuzu, road to Granja Francisca; overgrown wet field just beginning to dry. 170 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Erect fleshy herb, 1 m tall; phyllaries green, rays bright white with yellow bases.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Lactuca

Specific Epithet

indica

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#328,089 of 335,497

Top 98%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →