Blue lettuce vs Cultivated Lettuce

Lactuca perennis compared with Lactuca sativa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue lettuce	Cultivated 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 perennis	Lactuca sativa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Cultivated Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue lettuce	Cultivated Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Lithuania, and Poland.

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).

Blue lettuce

The Blue Lettuce (Lactuca perennis) is a species in the genus Lactuca. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇹 Lithuania