*Lactuca virosa Linnaeus. Common name: Bitter Lettuce. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe. Reported for DC and AL (Kartesz 1999; Kartesz 2015; FNA19); no specimens have been seen that document this distribution.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA19, K4; = n/a — C, F. Basionym: Lactuca virosa L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Lactuca virosa - FNA19
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