Tuberous Lettuce (Lactuca tuberosa)
Lactuca tuberosa is a perennial wild lettuce native to Central Asia, thriving in arid, rocky regions. Its tuberous roots store water and nutrients, crucial for surviving.
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Synonyms
Agathyrsus sonchifolius (Willd.) Sweet
Cephalorrhynchus candolleanus Boiss.
Lactuca cretica Desf.
Lactuca leucophaea Sm.
Lactuca petraea Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex DC.
Lactuca sonchifolia Willd.
Mikania floridana F.W.Schmidt
Sonchus tuberosus (Jacq.) L.
Steptorhamphus linczevskii Kirp.
Steptorhamphus petraeus (Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex DC.) Grossh.
Steptorhamphus tuberosus (Jacq.) Grossh.
Wiestia tuberosa (Jacq.) Sch.Bip.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderAsterales
- familyAsteraceae
- genusLactuca
- speciesLactuca tuberosa