Pliant Lettuce

Lactuca viminea

''Lactuca viminea'', the pliant lettuce, is a Eurasian plant species in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family. It is widespread across much of Europe and southwestern Asia from Portugal to Pakistan.
Lactuca viminea Fall,Geotagged,Israel,Lactuca viminea,Pliant Lettuce

Appearance

''Lactuca viminea'' is a branching subshrub up to 30 cm tall. Leaves near the base are pinnately lobed, but the leaves on the stem are narrow and linear, not lobed, becoming smaller farther up the plant. The uppermost leaves are pressed against the stem and almost scale-like. Flower heads have 4–5 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.
Lactuca viminea spreading seeds Fall,Geotagged,Israel,Lactuca viminea

Naming

Subspecies:
⤷ ''Lactuca viminea'' subsp. ''chondrilliflora'' St.-Lag.
⤷ ''Lactuca viminea'' subsp. ''ramosissima'' Arcang.
⤷ ''Lactuca viminea'' subsp. ''viminea''

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLactuca
SpeciesL. viminea
Photographed in
Israel