Pan India Bouquets

Lactuca dissecta D.Don

Family : Asteraceae
(Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Asteraceae
Synonym(s) : Chondrilla auriculata Wall.; Lactuca arvensis Edgew.; Lactuca auriculata DC.; Lactuca stocksii Boiss.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lactuca dissecta D.Don
Common name : Split-Leaf Lettuce
Vernacular name : Poniu-Shag (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Grasslands and weed in tea gardens; 850 - 2000 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : April-June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan to Indian Subcontinent
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 158; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1472
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Lactuca dissecta. Downloaded on 7 July 2022.