Cultivated Lettuce vs Downy Lettuce

Lactuca sativa compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cultivated Lettuce	Downy 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 sativa	Lactuca hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cultivated Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cultivated Lettuce	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States