VIRBOGA - Lactuca virosa

Flower, side view; Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal; 7/2014 © Jörn Germer

Flower; Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal; 7/2014 © Jörn Germer

Infructescence; Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal; 7/2014 © Jörn Germer

Seeds; Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal; 7/2014 © Jörn Germer

Upper surface of leaf; Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal; 7/2014 © Jörn Germer

Lower leaf surface; Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal; 7/2014 © Jörn Germer

Leaf insertion; Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal; 7/2014 © Jörn Germer

Stem section; Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal; 7/2014 © Jörn Germer

Habit; Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal; 7/2014 © Jörn Germer

Identifier: 2285
Date of entry: 26.07.2014
Last update: 11.01.2020

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2599)

Phylum: Tracheophyta (2496)

Class: Magnoliopsida (2111)

Order: Asterales (219)

Genus: Lactuca (3)

Epithet: virosa Habl. (2)

virosa => with poisonous sap, venomous, of evil odour

Climate: temperate

Habit: herb

Flower colour: yellow

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