Lactuca sativa

Summary

Lactuca sativa is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,675 views/month, #782 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lactuca sativa's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Lactuca sativa is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Lactuca sativa belongs to the parent taxon Lactuca^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Lactuca sativa is Lactuca sativa^[6].
• Lactuca sativa is a type of useful plant^[7].
• Lactuca sativa is a type of vegetable^[8].
• Lactuca sativa is a type of designated vegetable^[9].
• Lactuca sativa is used for activated charcoal^[10].
• Lactuca sativa is used for leaf vegetable^[11].
• Lactuca sativa's Commons category is recorded as Lactuca sativa^[12].
• Lactuca sativa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lettuce^[13].
• Lactuca sativa's Commons gallery is recorded as Lactuca sativa^[14].
• Lactuca sativa's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[15].
• Lactuca sativa's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao^[16].
• Lactuca sativa's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 80(1)^[17].
• Lactuca sativa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Lactuca sativa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Lactuca sativa's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Lactuca sativa's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=21360^[21].
• Lactuca sativa's this taxon is source of is recorded as iceberg lettuce^[22].
• Lactuca sativa's this taxon is source of is recorded as lettuce^[23].
• Lactuca sativa's this taxon is source of is recorded as Lactuca sativa var. capitata^[24].
• Lactuca sativa's this taxon is source of is recorded as Lactuca sativa var. crispa^[25].
• Lactuca sativa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. sativa'}^[26].
• Lactuca sativa is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'letusen yr ardd'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lactuca sativa is Lactuca sativa^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lactuca^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'letusen yr ardd'}^[27], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'garden lettuce'}^[28], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Sla'}^[29], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'locika setá'}^[30], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الخَسّ'}^[31], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '莴苣'}^[32].

Identifiers

Lactuca sativa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122976^[33]. Lactuca sativa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4236^[34]. Lactuca sativa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 468144^[35]. Lactuca sativa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7403263^[36]. Lactuca sativa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36607^[37].

Why It Matters

Lactuca sativa ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,675 views/month, #782 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]