Lactuca
wild lettuces
As recorded: Lactuca L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Powell, J.M.
- Collector number
- 1614
- Date
- June 21, 1972
- Locality
- Telabo
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 1,615 m
- Identified by
- van Royen, P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 21, 1972, Powell, J.M. also collected 10 other specimens.
Lactuca observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 129,014 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
First St, New Westminster, BC, CA
no rights reserved
2026-10-27
84260 Sarrians, France
(c) Georges Olioso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Avenue de Peyre, Peyre en Aubrac, Occitanie, FR
(c) gmonahanhsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
21600 Parainen, Suomi
(c) Juha Kinnunen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Mona Vale NSW 2103, Australia
(c) cuckoobrains, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lactuca. BISH 741657. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366524. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/741657.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956366524 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026