Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Lactuca sativa L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Lactuca scariola L. var. integrata Gren. & Godr., Lactuca scariola L. var. sativa Moris

Common names:

Chuss or chass (1886, Arabic) (110)

Common lettuce (1876) (92)

Entire-leaf prickly lettuce [Entire-leaved prickly lettuce] (1930, IA) (82)

Garden lettuce (1876-Present) (50, 92, 138)

Kahn (1886, Persian and Hindu) (110)

Lactucarium (1876) (92)

Latuca (1886, Latin) (110)

Lettuce (1840-1949) (19, 109, 110)

Prickly lettuce (1913, IA) (80)

Salad (1876) (92)

Sleepwort (1876) (92)

Tridax (1886, Greek) (110)