Common Blue-sow-thistle
Lactuca macrophylla (Willd.) A.Gray
Lactuca macrophylla (Willd.) A.Gray, known as Common Blue-sow-thistle, is a species in the Asteraceae family. It is native to regions including Nakhichevan, Abkhaziya, France, Iran, East European Russia, Armenia, North Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Czechoslovakia, Central European Russia, Sweden, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Adzhariya, Belgium, Great Britain, Switzerland, and Northern Ireland. First published in 1884, it is also referred to as Cicerbita macrophylla in some sources.
Description
Lactuca macrophylla is a flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. Its native range spans parts of Europe and western Asia, including central and east European Russia, Iran, the North Caucasus, and Turkey. The species is also found in several European countries such as France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. It was first described in 1884 and has been associated with the common name Common Blue-sow-thistle. Some references classify it under the genus Cicerbita as Cicerbita macrophylla.
Other common names
Common Blue-sow-thistle
Distribution
Nakhichevan · Abkhaziya · France · Iran · East European Russia · Armenia · North Caucasus · Azerbaijan · Czechoslovakia · Central European Russia · Sweden · Germany · Finland · Denmark · Poland · Adzhariya · Belgium · Great Britain · Switzerland · Northern Ireland · Turkey · Georgia · Czech Republic · Ireland · Northwest European Russia · Italy · Norway · FR · SE · CZ
Synonyms
Cicerbita macrophyllaCicerbita conrathianaCicerbita acuminataMulgedium uralenseAgathyrsus macrophyllusCicerbita grandisPrenanthes cacaliifoliaMulgedium grandeCephalorrhynchus freynianaSonchus luxuriansAgathyrsus macrophyllusMulgedium glabrumSonchus cordifoliusCicerbita macrophylla subsp. macrophyllaMulgedium macrophyllum var. glabrumCicerbita freynianaCicerbita cacaliifoliaMulgedium cacaliifolium var. cacaliifoliumMulgedium grande var. glabrumMulgedium macrophyllum var. hispidumMulgedium macrophyllum var. macrophyllumMulgedium grande var. grandeMulgedium cacaliifoliumMulgedium cacaliifolium var. giganteumAgathyrsus cacaliifoliusMulgedium lazicumMulgedium hispidumLactuca madatapensisCicerbita macrophylla subsp. uralensisLactuca macrophylla subsp. uralensis
