| Family |
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name |
Lactuca indica L. |
| Synonyms |
Lactuca amurensis Regel ex Maximovicz; Lactuca indica L. var. laciniata
(Houttuyn) Hara; Lactuca laciniata (Houttuyn) Makino; Lactuca saligna Loureiro,
non L.; Lactuca squarrosa (Thunberg) Miquel; Lactuca squarrosa (Thunberg)
Miquel var. laciniata Kuntze; Lactuca mauritiana Poiret; Lactuca brevirostris
Champion ex Bentham; Lactuca amurensis Regel ex Maximovicz; Leontodon acutissimus
Noronha; Prenanthes laciniata Houttuyn; Prenanthes squarrosa Thunberg;
Pterocypsela indica (L.) C. Shih |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) aki-no-no-geshi [autumn wild poppy] |
| (English common name) Indian lettuce |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, northern hemisphere |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=18 |
| Description |
Plants electing 100-150cm. Flowers involucres 2cm, flowering in August
to October. Winter annual plants. |
| Reference |
Lactuca indica L. |
| Lactuca indica L. |
