Lactuca sativa
plant series
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Summary
Lactuca sativa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,537 views/month, #782 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Lactuca[4]
- Taxon name: Lactuca sativa[5]
- Subclass of: useful plant[6], vegetable[7], designated vegetable[8]
- Has use: activated charcoal[9], leaf vegetable[10]
- Commons category: Lactuca sativa[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lettuce[12]
- Commons gallery: Lactuca sativa[13]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[14], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[15], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 80(1)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=21360[20]
- This taxon is source of: iceberg lettuce[21], lettuce[22], Lactuca sativa var. capitata[23], Lactuca sativa var. crispa[24]
- Short name: L. sativa[25]
- Taxon common name: letusen yr ardd[26], garden lettuce[27], Sla[28], locika setá[29], الخَسّ[30], 莴苣[31], 莴苣子[32], 生菜[33], 苦菜[34], 白苣[35], 苣胜子[36], llechuga[37], gojena solata[38], レタス[39]
- Different from: salad[40]
- Time period: Holocene[41]
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Identifiers
Lactuca sativa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4236[42]. Lactuca sativa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 468144[43]. Lactuca sativa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7403263[44]. Lactuca sativa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36607[45].
Why It Matters
Lactuca sativa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]