Lactuca muralis (L.) Gaertn.

Pendrille (fr), Laitue des murs (fr), Mycélide des murs (fr), Mycélis des murs (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Lactuca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.75-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 3-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use Emollient (unspecified), Hypnotic (unspecified), Narcotic (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified)
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 -

Images

Habit

Lactuca muralis habit picture by Jean-Marie Frenoux (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca muralis habit picture by Stéphane (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca muralis habit picture by chantal c (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lactuca muralis leaf picture by amy stride (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca muralis leaf picture by Dieter Bausenwein (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca muralis leaf picture by Renée Burri (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lactuca muralis flower picture by amy stride (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca muralis flower picture by Dieter Bausenwein (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca muralis flower picture by Dorothee Rugevics (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lactuca muralis fruit picture by Dorothee Rugevics (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca muralis fruit picture by John Muldowney (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca muralis fruit picture by Tom Fisher (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lactuca muralis world distribution map, present in Canada, France, New Zealand, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:192973-1
WFO ID wfo-0000016628
COL ID 6W97L
BDTFX ID 102887
INPN ID 610995
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chondrilla erysimifolia Chondrilla muralis Prenanthes erysimifolia Lactuca erysimifolia Lapsana erysimifolia Prenanthes muralis Mycelis angulosa Cicerbita muralis Lactuca atlantica Mycelis muralis Chondrilla ruderalis Mycelis muralis f. muralis Prenanthes parviflora Phaenixopus muralis Phaenopus muralis Lactuca muralis