Lactuca orientalis Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Lactuca

Characteristics

A herb or small shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 20-60 cm tall. It has spines. It is branched from the base and the stems are white. The leaves at the base are in a ring. And have teeth or lobes along the edges. The leaves on the stem are smaller.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in dry soils. It can grow in arid places. It grows in NW China on a range of soils below 3,800 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

The leaves are eaten raw. They are probably also cooked.
Uses food gene source medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Lactuca orientalis habit picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lactuca orientalis flower picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca orientalis flower picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca orientalis flower picture by M. Hedayat (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lactuca orientalis world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Syrian Arab Republic

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:228153-1
WFO ID wfo-0000039668
COL ID 3RT9N
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Synonyms

Phaenopus orientalis Mulgedium orientale Lactuca viminea var. erostris Lactuca orientalis

Lower taxons

Lactuca orientalis subsp. orientalis Lactuca orientalis subsp. nuristanica