Scientific Name
    Lactuca canadensis
            Scientific Name w/ Auth.
    Lactuca canadensis L.
            Park
    Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
            Sensitive
    No
            Park Accepted
    Accepted
            Record Status
    Approved
    Park Preferred Common Names
    Canada Lettuce
            Park Synonyms
    
            Taxonomic Hierarchy
    | Kingdom | Plantae | 
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae | 
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta | 
| Superdivision | Embryophyta | 
| Division | Tracheophyta | 
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina | 
| Class | Magnoliopsida | 
| Superorder | Asteranae | 
| Order | Asterales | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Genus | Lactuca | 
| Species | Lactuca canadensis | 
Occurrence
    Present
    Occurrence Notes
    Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
        
            Nativeness
    Native
    Nativeness Notes
    Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
        
            Abundance
    Uncommon
    Abundance Notes
    Abundance = Occasional-well distributed, but nowhere abundant; Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
        
        
        Elevation Range Tags
        - Low to Mid
 
Life form Tags
        - Biennial herb
 
Park Rank Tags
        - Park uncommon
 
Taxa Group Tags
        - Vascular-plant
 
Taxa Subcategory Tags
        - Dicot
 
Wetland Status Tags
        - Facultative Upland
 
Bloom Time Tags
        - June
 - July
 - August
 - September
 - October
 
Threatened Endangered Status
    State Species of Concern statuses
    Ozone Sensitive Status
    NatureServe GRank
    NatureServe SRank
    Observations
    
17    
    References
    
    Vouchers
    
1    
            External Links
    
0    
            Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
    Created By
    sjd-MACA
            Created Date
    12/14/2000 12:00:00 AM
            Last Modified By
    skennedy@nps.gov
            Last Modified Date
    10/30/2019 10:02:29 AM
            Notes
    Park Species Detail: RangeCode = lo-mid; Range = Low elevations-850ft.-2,500ft. - Middle elevations-2,500ft.- approximately 4,500ft. ATBI Sensitivity = Public, Park Species Data Source: White et.al. 1982-98 Species Notes: Lactuca canadensis is treated by Kartesz (1999) as a species without infraspecific taxa; various varieties have sometimes been recognized. LEM 31Dec00.   From official Park plant list STATUS: Native, Uncommon, Present in Park;;
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