Lactuca quercina

Lactuca quercina
	Lactuca quercina dried specimen
	Inflorescence
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Lactuca
Species:	L. quercina
Binomial name
	Lactuca quercina; L. 1753
Synonyms
	Synonymy Cicerbita corymbosa Wallr. ; Cicerbita quercina (L.) Wallr. ; Lactuca altissima M.Bieb. ; Lactuca chaixii (Vill.) ; Lactuca lipskyi Krasch. ; Lactuca sagittata Waldst. & Kit. ; Lactuca stanekii Domin ; Lactuca stricta Waldst. & Kit. ; Lactucopsis altissima (M.Bieb.) Vis. & Pančić ; Lactucopsis chaixii (Vill.) Vis. & Pančić ; Lactucopsis quercina (L.) Vis. & Pančić ; Mulgedium quercinum (L.) C.Jeffrey ;

Lactuca quercina is a species of wild lettuce native to Europe and Asia. It is an annual or biennial herb in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae growing from a taproot to maximum heights of 50–200 cm (19.5–78.5 in) or more.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Lactuca quercina contains

Lactuca sativa and Lactuca canadensis var. elongata, and even that lettuce-opium obtained from Lactuca serriola or Lactuca quercina was of superior quality.^[7]

References

^ The Plant List, Lactuca quercina L.
^ "Lactuca quercina (Wild Lettuce) - Practical Plants". practicalplants.org. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^ "Lactuca quercina L." U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^ "Lactuca quercina L. subsp. quercina". PGR Lettuce. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^ "Lactuca quercina L." Global Compositae Checklist. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^ "medicinal herbs: WILD LETTUCE - Lactuca quercina". naturalmedicinalherbs.net. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^ King; Felter; Lloyd, John; Harvey Wickes; John Uri (1898). King's American Dispensatory. Cincinnati: Ohio Valley Co. pp. 1114–1117, see Lactuca.—Lettuce and Tinctura Lactucarii (U. S. P.)—Tincture of Lactucarium.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Photo of L. quercina in bloom at Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands in 2016

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[1] The Plant List, Lactuca quercina L.

[2] "Lactuca quercina (Wild Lettuce) - Practical Plants". practicalplants.org. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

[3] "Lactuca quercina L." U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

[4] "Lactuca quercina L. subsp. quercina". PGR Lettuce. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

[5] "Lactuca quercina L." Global Compositae Checklist. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

[6] "medicinal herbs: WILD LETTUCE - Lactuca quercina". naturalmedicinalherbs.net. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

[7] King; Felter; Lloyd, John; Harvey Wickes; John Uri (1898). King's American Dispensatory. Cincinnati: Ohio Valley Co. pp. 1114–1117, see Lactuca.—Lettuce and Tinctura Lactucarii (U. S. P.)—Tincture of Lactucarium.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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