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Lactuca serriola

Lactuca serriola L.

Also indexed asPrickly lettuceLactuca seriolaAchicoriasAlface-SelvagemAlface-bravaAlface-brava-menorAlface-brava-pequenaAlface-brava-áspera
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLactuca
Use categories6
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLactuca
Scientific name with authorshipLactuca serriola L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Hieracium lactuca E.H.L.KrauseLactuca albicaulis Boiss.Lactuca altaica Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Lactuca angustana All.Lactuca angustifolia Lam.Lactuca angustifolia Lam. ex Steud.Lactuca augustanae All., 1773Lactuca auriculata Aitch.Lactuca bracteata Wall.Lactuca coriacea Sch.Bip.Lactuca elata Salisb.Lactuca latifolia Gilib.Lactuca officinarum CrantzLactuca plicata Balb.Lactuca saligna subsp. robusta Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Lactuca saligna var. robusta Fisch. & C.A.Mey., 1839Lactuca sativa subsp. serriola (L.) FrietemaLactuca sativa var. angustana Irish ex BremerLactuca sativa var. angustana L.H.BaileyLactuca scariola L.Lactuca scariola f. scariolaLactuca scariola f. vulgaris Bisch.Lactuca scariola subsp. augustanae (All.) Arcang.Lactuca scariola subsp. hortensis Bisch.Lactuca scariola subsp. scariolaLactuca scariola subsp. sylvestris (Lam.) Bisch.Lactuca scariola var. caesia Pers.Lactuca scariola var. dubia (Jord.) RouyLactuca scariola var. dubia (Jord.) St.-Lag.Lactuca scariola var. integrifolia Bisch.Lactuca scariola var. integrifolia SchurLactuca scariola var. nieuwlandii LunellLactuca scariola var. sanguinea H.Mart.Lactuca scariola var. scariolaLactuca scariola var. sylvestris Bisch.Lactuca scariola var. typica RouyLactuca scariola var. vulgaris Bisch.Lactuca scariola var. vulgaris Jess.Lactuca serriola f. integrifolia Bogenh.Lactuca serriola f. serriolaLactuca serriola subsp. integrifolia BogenhardLactuca serriola subsp. serriolaLactuca serriola var. integrata (Gren. & Godr.) BegerLactuca sylvestris Bubani, 1899Lactuca sylvestris GarsaultLactuca sylvestris TragusLactuca sylvestris Tragus ex Lam.Lactuca tephrocarpa K.KochLactuca verticalis GaterauLactuca virosa LucéLactuca virosa var. scariola (L.) Desv.Wiestia spectabilis Sch.Bip.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Poison reported
Crop wild relative

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier228255-1
Use codesEU GS HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Lactuca serriola.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.