Lactuca sativa
lettuce
As recorded: Lactuca sativa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Evans, M.
- Collector number
- 1864
- Date
- April 27, 1966
- Locality
- Tamuning. Guam Memorial Hospital Staff Housing
- Island
- Guam
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Powell, D.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 27, 1966, Evans, M. also collected 5 other specimens.
Lactuca sativa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 46,711 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Городской округ Серпухов, Московская обл., Россия
(c) Vladimir Yu. Arkhipov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Melbourne VIC, Australia
(c) 🦔🐠🐝🌿🦆🐢 Rocky 🦘🐌🪻🐜🍄🦋, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Foote St, Acacia Ridge, QLD, AU
(c) Martin Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Madrid, España
(c) Jorge Baonza Díaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Centaurus Rd, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ
(c) Liadan Dickie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Lactuca sativa. BISH 438139. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956591867. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/438139.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956591867 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026