Asteraceae
Indian lettuce
Lactuca indica
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Lactuca
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Common names
By language (9)
- Bulgarian
- Индийска маруля
- Chinese
- 翅果菊, 鵝仔草, 多裂翅果菊, 山莴苣, 苦莴苣, 野莴苣, 滇羌活, 山马草
- Czech
- Locika indická
- English
- Indian lettuce
- Indonesian
- Sijukkot
- Japanese
- アキノノゲシ, ホソバアキノノゲシ
- Korean
- 왕고들빼기
- nan
- Gô-á-chháu, Soaⁿ-kòa-chhài, Soaⁿ-o-á
- Vietnamese
- Bồ công anh, Bồ công anh ta, Bồ công anh Việt Nam, Diếp dại, Diếp hoang
Synonyms
- Ammoseris patens D.Dietr.
- Brachyramphus sinicus Miq.
- Chondrilla sonchifolia Poir.
- Chondrilla squarrosa (Thunb.) Poir.
- Lactuca amurensis Regel & Maxim.
- Lactuca amurensis Regel
- Lactuca bialata Griff.
- Lactuca brevirostris Champ.
- Lactuca brevirostris Champ. ex Benth.
- Lactuca brevirostris var. brevirostris
- Lactuca brevirostris var. foliisindivisis Hemsl.
- Lactuca brevirostris var. foliislaciniatis Hemsl.
- Lactuca cavaleriei H.Lév.
- Lactuca dracoglossa Makino
- Lactuca hoatiensis H.Lév.
- Lactuca indica f. indica
- Lactuca indica f. indivisa (Maxim.) Hara
- Lactuca indica f. runcinata (Maxim.) Kitam.
- Lactuca indica var. dentata (Komar.) Chu
- Lactuca indica var. dracoglossa (Makino) Kitam.
- Lactuca indica var. foliis Ling
- Lactuca indica var. foliisindivisis (Hemsl.) Y.Ling
- Lactuca indica var. foliislaciniatis (Hemsl.) Y.Ling
- Lactuca indica var. indica
- Lactuca indica var. indivisa (Makino) Hatus.
- Lactuca indica var. laciniata (Houtt.) Hara
- Lactuca indica var. macrothyrsa Miq.
- Lactuca indica var. subintegerrima Miq.
- Lactuca jamaicensis Griseb.
- Lactuca kouyangensis H.Lév.
- Lactuca laciniata (Houtt.) Makino
- Lactuca laciniata f. indivisa Makino
- Lactuca mauritiana Poir.
- Lactuca squarrosa (Thunb.) Miq.
- Lactuca squarrosa (Thunb.) Maxim.
- Lactuca squarrosa f. indivisa Maxim.
- Lactuca squarrosa f. runcinata Maxim.
- Lactuca squarrosa f. squarrosa
- Lactuca squarrosa var. dentata Komar.
- Lactuca squarrosa var. integrifolia Kom.
and 14 more.
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.