Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Lactuca oblongifolia Nutt., Lactuca pulchella (Pursh) DC., Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. ssp. pulchella (Pursh) Stebbins, Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. heterophylla (Nutt.) Boivin, Sonchus tataricus L. p.p.

Common names:

Azungtka jazangpi onpijapi (1918?-1970?, Lakota, kidney pain treatment) (121)

Blue lettuce (1911-Present) (3, 4, 50, 80, 95, 148, 156)

Blue-flower lettuce [Blue flowered lettuce] (1913, IA) (80)

Chicory lettuce (1942) (155)

Large blue lettuce (1937, TX) (122)

Large-flower blue lettuce [Large-flowered blue lettuce] (1899-1936) (5, 72, 93, 97, 131)

Wild blue lettuce (1933, ND) (127)

Wild lettuce (1894-1970) (114, 121, 145, 148)