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Lactuca virosa L.

Bitter lettuce

source: Köhler (1887), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (license CC BY-2.0)
source: Köhler (1887), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (license CC BY-2.0)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Lactuca virosa L.
The Plant list Lactuca virosa Habl.
English name Bitter lettuce



Crop relationship
Lettuce tertiary genepool



FLORON data (2024)
Indigeneity naturalized 1900-1924
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence rare
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2024
© NDFF, 2024

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: most recent observation year >= 2000
  • blue: most recent observation year < 2000
  • yellow circle: not wild.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl
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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe Originally up to Belgium
Asia
Africa
North-America West coast
South-America
Australia New Zealand
© GBIF, 2024
© GBIF, 2024

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, April 2023. doi:10.15468/dl.2x3vj9
Distribution data GBIF, April 2023. doi:10.15468/dl.2x3vj9

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information