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tatarian blue lettuce

Lactuca tatarica

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Common names

23 names · 19 languages
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Other languages (18)
Dutch
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 乳苣[2]
  • 紫花山莴苣[2]
  • 蒙山莴苣[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 蒙山萵苣[2]
Czech
  • locika tatarská[2]
Danish
  • Strand-Salat[2]
Estonian
  • Tatari piimikas[2]
Finnish
  • tataarisinivalvatti[2]
German
Japanese
  • ムラサキハチジョウナ[2]
Latvian
  • Tatārijas salāts[2]
Lithuanian
  • Totorinė salota[2]
Mongolian
  • Татаар зираа[2]
Polish
  • Sałata tatarska[2]
Russian
  • Латук татарский[2]
Slovak
  • šalát tatársky[2]
Swedish
  • sandsallat[2]
Turkish
  • Yağ Marulu[2]
Ukrainian
  • Латук татарський[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Lactuca tatarica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • blue lettuce — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Tataren-Lattich — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • chickory lettuce — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • tatarian blue lettuce — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Strandsla — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
[2] Lactuca tatarica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • blue lettuce — results[29].names[2]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Tataren-Lattich — results[29].names[6]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • chickory lettuce — results[29].names[3]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • tatarian blue lettuce — results[29].names[1]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Strandsla — results[29].names[15]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • locika tatarská — results[29].names[4]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Латук татарский — results[29].names[5]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • tataarisinivalvatti — results[29].names[7]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Strand-Salat — results[29].names[8]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • ムラサキハチジョウナ — results[29].names[9]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • 乳苣 — results[29].names[10]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • 蒙山莴苣 — results[29].names[11]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • 蒙山萵苣 — results[29].names[12]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • sandsallat — results[29].names[13]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Totorinė salota — results[29].names[14]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Татаар зираа — results[29].names[16]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • 紫花山莴苣 — results[29].names[17]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Tatari piimikas — results[29].names[18]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Латук татарський — results[29].names[19]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Tatārijas salāts — results[29].names[20]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Sałata tatarska — results[29].names[21]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • šalát tatársky — results[29].names[22]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
  • Yağ Marulu — results[29].names[23]; taxon id 77617; Lactuca tatarica.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Lactuca tatarica ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Tataren-Lattich (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 141737; taxon 6NSGF.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Lactuca tatarica is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
E. & SE. Europe to Temp. Asia.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Blue lettuce (Lactuca tatarica) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lactuca tatarica — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2268445; ID 6NSGF; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2268445; ID 6NSGF; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Lactuca tatarica — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 452395; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1616906, 1616907, 1616908, 1616910, 1616911, 1616912, 1616913, 1616914, 1616915, 1616916, 1616917, 1616918, 1616919, 1616920, 1616921, 1616922, 1616923, 1616927, 1616928, 1616929, 1616930, 1616931, 1616932, 1616933, 1616934, 1616935, 1616936, 1616937, 1616938, 1616939, 1616940, 1616941, 1616942, 1616943, 1616944, 1616945, 1616946

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.