Hairless Blue-sow-thistle vs alface-silvestre

Lactuca plumieri compared with Lactuca serriola

Key Differences

• Hairless Blue-sow-thistle is Not Evaluated while alface-silvestre is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairless Blue-sow-thistle	alface-silvestre
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 plumieri	Lactuca serriola

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairless Blue-sow-thistle and alface-silvestre share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lactuca.

Conservation Status

Hairless Blue-sow-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

alface-silvestre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairless Blue-sow-thistle	alface-silvestre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairless Blue-sow-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

alface-silvestre

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden