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Lactuca virosa
great lettuce
Synonyms
Botanical details
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Lactuca
- Genus description
Lactuca can be annuals, biennials, perennials or shrubs, with alternate leaves, milky white sap and daisy-like flowers in white, yellow or blue. The genus includes a wide range of wild plants, as well as species cultivated for their edible leaves (lettuce)
- Name status
Correct
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