Lactuca saligna
Common names
willow leaf lettuce
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Flower colours
Yellow
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1899
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean, Caucasus
Other information
Etymology
lactuca: From the Latin lac ‘milk’, referring to the white juice.
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.