Gros Lastron vs Wild Lettuce

Lactuca indica compared with Lactuca inermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gros Lastron	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 indica	Lactuca inermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gros Lastron and Wild Lettuce share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lactuca.

Conservation Status

Gros Lastron

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gros Lastron	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gros Lastron

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea and South Africa.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇿🇦 South Africa