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Lactuca viminea (L.) J.Presl & C.Presl

Laitue Osier (fr), Laitue effilée (fr), laitue des vignes (fr), Laitue osier (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Lactuca

Characteristics

A herb or small shrub. It grows 30 cm tall. The leaves near the base are divided like fingers of a hand. The leaves ont he stem are narrow. They get smaller up the plant. The flower heads have 4-5 yellow ray flowers.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.33 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

The leaves at the base are eaten boiled and used in salads seasoned with oil. The tender middle stem is cooked like asparagus.
Uses gene source material oil
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lactuca viminea habit picture by Isabelle Bellin (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca viminea habit picture by benoit T (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca viminea habit picture by benoit T (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lactuca viminea leaf picture by Seidel Friedrich (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca viminea leaf picture by nicolas pecqueux (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca viminea leaf picture by Lisa Giovannoli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lactuca viminea flower picture by herve rey (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca viminea flower picture by Lugifa Lugifa (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca viminea flower picture by herve rey (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lactuca viminea fruit picture by doune34160 (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca viminea fruit picture by Jose Gil (cc-by-sa)
Lactuca viminea fruit picture by Jean Burger (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lactuca viminea world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Anguilla, Australia, France, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:228345-1
WFO ID wfo-0000130698
COL ID 3RTF9
BDTFX ID 37384
INPN ID 104786
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lactuca viminea Hieracium vimineum Scariola viminea Prenanthes viminea Lactuca viminea f. viminea Phaenopus vimineus Chondrilla viminea Phaenixopus vimineus Lactuca viminea var. viminea Lactuca chondrilliflora subsp. contracta Lactuca viminea var. numidica Lactuca viminea var. pomeliana Lactuca viminea var. intricata

Lower taxons

Lactuca viminea subsp. chondrilliflora Lactuca viminea subsp. ramosissima
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