Aki-no-nogeshi vs Wild Lettuce

Lactuca indica compared with Lactuca inermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aki-no-nogeshi	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 indica	Lactuca inermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Aki-no-nogeshi and Wild Lettuce share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lactuca.

Conservation Status

Aki-no-nogeshi

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aki-no-nogeshi	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aki-no-nogeshi

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