Lactuca orientalis is a Eurasian species of plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.[3] It is widespread across the Middle East and southern Asia as far east as Tibet.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Lactuca |
| Species: | L. orientalis
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| Lactuca orientalis | |
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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.[4]
References edit
- ^ Tropicos, Lactuca orientalis (Boiss.) Boiss.
- ^ a b Roohi Bano & M. Qaiser. 2010. A taxonomic revision of the genus Lactuca L. (Cichorieae – Asteraceae) from Pakistan and Kashmir. Pakistan Journal of Botany 43(5): 2259–2268
- ^ "Lactuca orientalis (Boiss.) Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Flora of China, Lactuca orientalis (Boissier) Boissier, 1875. 雀苣 que ju
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