Lactuca orientalis
Species of plant
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Lactuca |
| Species: | L. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| 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]
