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Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.  

Synon.:  Steptorhamphus tuberosus  (L.) GROSSH.

Genus:  Lactuca  L.,  Steptorhamphus  BUNGE
 

Authors:
   JACQ.:  Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727 - 1817), Austrian chemist and botanist
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
   GROSSH.:  Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim (1888 - 1948), Russian botanist
   BUNGE:  Alexander Andrejewitsch von Bunge (1803 - 1890), German-Russian physician and botanist who explored the Asian flora
 

Etymology:
   Lactuca:   laktis = milk
   tuberosa:   bulbous
   Steptorhamphus:   stepto = twisted, rhamphos = beak (achenes)
 

Lactuca tuberosa / Tuberous Lettuce, GR Hymettos 21.5.2008
Fig. 1:  Lactuca tuberosa / Tuberous Lettuce
GR Hymettos 21.5.2008
Lactuca tuberosa / Tuberous Lettuce, GR Hymettos 21.5.2008
Fig. 2:  Lactuca tuberosa / Tuberous Lettuce
GR Hymettos 21.5.2008
Lactuca tuberosa / Tuberous Lettuce, GR Hymettos 20.5.2008
Fig. 3:  Lactuca tuberosa / Tuberous Lettuce
GR Hymettos 20.5.2008

 


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