Lactuca orientalis

Lactuca orientalis

''Lactuca orientalis'' is a Eurasian species of plant in the dandelion tribe within the Asteraceae. It is widespread across the Middle East and southern Asia as far east as Tibet.
Lactuca orientalis Mt Hermon, 2100m Geotagged,Lactuca orientalis,Summer

Appearance

''Lactuca orientalis'' is a branching subshrub up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are both on the stem and also clustered in a circle around the base. The plant produces one flower head per branch, each head with 4–5 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.

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