Lactuca dolichophylla, the long-leaved lettuce, is a species of wild lettuce found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Nepal, Xizang (Tibet), East Himalaya, south-central China, and Myanmar.[2] It prefers to grow in thickets at c.3200 m above sea level.[3] Its chromosome count is 2n=16.[4]

Lactuca dolichophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Lactuca
Species:
L. dolichophylla
Binomial name
Lactuca dolichophylla
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Chondrilla longifolia Wall.
    • Lactuca handeliana S.Y.Hu
    • Lactuca longifolia DC.
    • Lactuca wallichiana Tuisl
    • Mulgedium sagittatum Royle

References

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  1. ^ 8(Addit. & Corr. Fl.Afghan.): (1966)
  2. ^ a b "Lactuca dolichophylla Kitam". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Lactuca dolichophylla". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. ^ Dalvir KAUR; Younas Rasheed TANTRAY; Vijay Kumar SINGHAL (2019). "Cytological study in some species of Lactuca L. (Asteraceae) from high altitudinal regions of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, India". Taiwania. 64 (2). doi:10.6165/tai.2019.64.111.