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Lactuca indica L.

Indian lettuce

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Asterales

Family
Asteraceae

Genus
Lactuca

Species
indica

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2021

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Lactuca indica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19472. Accessed 4 November 2026.