Common name
English: African lettuce, Wild lettuce
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2612)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2512)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2124)
Order: Asterales (221)
Family: Asteraceae (219)(family description)
Genus: Launaea (2)
Epithet: taraxacifolia (Willd.) Amin ex C.Jeffrey (1)
Synonyms: Lactuca taraxacifolia (Willd.) Hornem. , Sonchus taraxacifolius Willd.
taraxacifolia => having leaves like Taraxacum, the Dandelion
taraxacifolius => having leaves like Taraxacum, the Dandelion
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow