pliant lettuce vs alface-do-mato

Lactuca viminea compared with Lactuca indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pliant lettuce	alface-do-mato
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 viminea	Lactuca indica

Evolutionary Relationship

pliant lettuce and alface-do-mato share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lactuca.

Conservation Status

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

alface-do-mato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pliant lettuce	alface-do-mato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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

alface-do-mato

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).