Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 795 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae Australioris aggeribus, sepibus."

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 661 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 942 [secondary reference]

[secondary reference]

Vries, I.M. de & Jarvis, C.E. (1987), Typification of seven Linnaean names in the genus Lactuca L. (Compositae: Lactuceae). Taxon 36: 145-147 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "The syntype material available for the lectotypification of L. virosa comprises two incomplete herbarium specimens and a poor illustration. Only one of these, the Adriaan van Royen specimen (no. 900.344-163, L), is identifiable to species and it belongs to the taxon to which the name L. virosa has traditionally been applied. We designate this van Royen specimen as the lectotype of L. virosa (see Fig. 5)."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Lactuca serriola L. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 661

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Lactuca serriola L. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 942

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