Blue lettuce vs Wild Lettuce

Lactuca perennis compared with Lactuca inermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue lettuce	Wild 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 inermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue lettuce	Wild 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.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea and South Africa.

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.