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purple lettuce

Prenanthes purpurea

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Common names

23 names · 20 languages
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Other languages (19)
Dutch
French
Catalan
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 紫花盤果菊[2]
Czech
  • věsenka nachová[2]
Danish
  • Haresalat[2]
  • Rød nikkesalat[2]
Finnish
  • punanauhahuisku[2]
German
Greek
  • Πρηνανθές το ερυθρό[2]
Hungarian
  • Piros nyúlsaláta[2]
Italian
Polish
  • Przenęt purpurowy[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Косогорник пурпуровый[2]
Slovak
  • srnovník purpurový[2]
Slovenian
  • škrlatnordeča zajčica[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • rödsallat[2]
Ukrainian
  • Зворівник пурпуровий[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] Prenanthes purpurea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • purple lettuce — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Gewöhnlicher Hasenlattich — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Hasenlattich — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Purpur-Hasenlattich — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • ajonjera — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • prénanthe pourpre — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Lattuga montana — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Hazensla — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • alface-roxa — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
[2] Prenanthes purpurea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • purple lettuce — results[9].names[2]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Gewöhnlicher Hasenlattich — results[9].names[9]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Hasenlattich — results[9].names[1]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Purpur-Hasenlattich — results[9].names[22]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • ajonjera — results[9].names[17]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • prénanthe pourpre — results[9].names[3]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Lattuga montana — results[9].names[6]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Hazensla — results[9].names[19]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • alface-roxa — results[9].names[16]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • věsenka nachová — results[9].names[4]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Haresalat — results[9].names[5]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • punanauhahuisku — results[9].names[7]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Przenęt purpurowy — results[9].names[8]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Piros nyúlsaláta — results[9].names[10]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • srnovník purpurový — results[9].names[11]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Πρηνανθές το ερυθρό — results[9].names[12]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Косогорник пурпуровый — results[9].names[13]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • rödsallat — results[9].names[14]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Prenantes — results[9].names[15]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • škrlatnordeča zajčica — results[9].names[18]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Rød nikkesalat — results[9].names[20]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • 紫花盤果菊 — results[9].names[21]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
  • Зворівник пурпуровий — results[9].names[23]; taxon id 130694; Prenanthes purpurea.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Prenanthes purpurea ↗

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

Source records
  • Hasenlattich (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 141743; taxon 77WVM.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Prenanthes purpurea 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
Europe to NE. Türkiye and Caucasus.

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

purple lettuce (Prenanthes purpurea) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Prenanthes purpurea — 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 2623076; ID 77WVM; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2623076; ID 77WVM; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Prenanthes purpurea — 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 452609; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1615241, 1615242, 1615243, 1615244, 1615245, 1615246, 1615247, 1615248, 1615249, 1615250, 1615251, 1615252, 1615253, 1615254, 1615255, 1615256, 1615257, 1615258, 1615259, 1615260, 1615261, 1615262

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.