vs Wild Lettuce

Lactuca sibirica compared with Lactuca quercina

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Wild Lettuce
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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 sibirica	Lactuca quercina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Latvia, Norway, and Sweden.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden