Acrid lettuce vs Wild Lettuce

Lactuca virosa compared with Lactuca quercina

Key Differences

• Acrid lettuce is Not Evaluated while Wild Lettuce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acrid lettuce	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Asterales (キク目)	Asterales (キク目)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Lactuca	Lactuca
Species	Lactuca virosa	Lactuca quercina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Acrid lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild Lettuce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acrid lettuce	Wild 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).

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States