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Lactuca L.

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Lactuca L., Sp. Pl. 795-796 (1753)
Lactuca L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
795-796
ICN
Lactuca L.
genus
Lactuca

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Lactuca

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Lactuca L.

Annual to perennial taprooted or rhizomatous herbs. Hairs bristly, spinous, or 0. Stems usually branching above. Lvs basal and cauline, pinnatifid to entire. Infl. a diffuse panicle, or spicate with capitula sessile in axillary clusters. Involucral bracts glabrous; outer bracts small; inner bracts becoming larger, not in distinct rows. Receptacle pitted, without scales or hairs. Corolla ligulate, yellow. Achenes pale or dark, 5-35, flattened, usually ribbed; beak paler than achene or concolorous; pappus bristles in 2 rows of equal length, white, > achene body, simple, free to base.

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Lactuca L.
Bhutan
Lactuca L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District

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91d5c8f8-0315-43b6-9cfb-1da7e4817252
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1 January 2000
13 August 2008
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