Acrid lettuce vs Downy Lettuce

Lactuca virosa compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acrid lettuce	Downy Lettuce
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Lactuca	Lactuca
Species	Lactuca virosa	Lactuca hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Acrid lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acrid lettuce	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acrid lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Acrid lettuce

The Acrid lettuce (Lactuca virosa) is a species in the genus Lactuca. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, and Czech Republic.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States