Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn. var. villosa (Jacq.) Cronq.

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn. var. villosa (Jacq.) Cronq., Lactuca villosa Jacq., Mulgedium villosum (Jacq.) Small

Common names:

Blue lettuce (1930-1932) (82, 85)

False lettuce (1913) (5)

Hairy-vein blue lettuce [Hairy-veined blue lettuce] (1907-1936) (5, 72, 93)

Woodland lettuce (Present) (50)

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