Lactuca formosana Maxim.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Lactuca

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.725-1m high.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.73 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Grassland on mountain slopes, and in valleys, thickets or forests on mountain slopes, in fields, along roads at elevations from 100-2,000 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Lactuca formosana world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:227995-1
WFO ID wfo-0000001603
COL ID 3RT53
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pterocypsela formosana Lactuca morii Lactuca formosana Pterocypsela sonchus Lactuca sonchus