Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) Riddell

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Lactuca campestris Greene, Lactuca campestris Greene var. typica Wiegand

Common names:

Biannual lettuce (Present) (50)

Prairie lettuce (1937, OK) (97)

Western lettuce (1899-1937) (5, 72, 93, 97, 122, 131)

Western wild lettuce (1911-1986) (3, 4, 95)