Cultivated Lettuce vs Downy Lettuce

Lactuca sativa compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cultivated Lettuce	Downy Lettuce
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order same	Asterales (نجميات)	Asterales (نجميات)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Lactuca	Lactuca
Species	Lactuca sativa	Lactuca hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Cultivated Lettuce and Downy Lettuce share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lactuca.

Conservation Status

Cultivated Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cultivated Lettuce	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cultivated Lettuce

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States