Acrid lettuce vs alpine silverwort

Lactuca virosa compared with Anthelia julacea

Key Differences

• Acrid lettuce is Not Evaluated while alpine silverwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acrid lettuce	alpine silverwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Marchantiophyta (우산이끼문)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Jungermanniopsida (망울이끼강)
Order	Asterales (국화목)	Jungermanniales (망울이끼목)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Antheliaceae
Genus	Lactuca	Anthelia
Species	Lactuca virosa	Anthelia julacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Acrid lettuce and alpine silverwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (식물)

Conservation Status

Acrid lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acrid lettuce	alpine silverwort
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).

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden