Flower head; Can Jordi, Aiguaviva, Girona, Catalunya, Spain; 7/2011 © Jörn Germer
Flowerhead, side view; Can Jordi, Aiguaviva, Girona, Catalunya, Spain; 7/2011 © Jörn Germer
Spines along the leaf midrib; Can Jordi, Aiguaviva, Girona, Catalunya, Spain; 7/2011 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Can Jordi, Aiguaviva, Girona, Catalunya, Spain; 7/2011 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Can Jordi, Aiguaviva, Girona, Catalunya, Spain; 7/2011 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1761 Date of entry: 07.08.2011 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Prickly Lettuce
German: Stachel-Lattich
Portuguese: Alface-brava-menor
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Asterales (229)
Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)
Genus: Lactuca (3)
Epithet: serriola L. (1)
serriola => saw-like
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
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