Biology:Lactuca alpestris
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Short description: Species of plant
| Lactuca alpestris | |
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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. alpestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Lactuca alpestris (Gand.) Rech. f.[2]
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| Synonyms[3] | |
Phaenixopus alpestris
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Lactuca alpestris is a species of plant native to Crete[4] in the Ida mountains and is a relative of lettuce.[1]
It is perennial and has yellow flowers. Its achenes are 7m to 8m long.[5] The species grows on rocky slopes, dwarf shrub communities, calcareous garrigue, scree, and rubble. IUCN Red list states the species is threatened due to climate change and agriculture.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lactuca alpestris". https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172068/6833108.
- ↑ "Lactuca alpestris | International Plant Names Index". https://www.ipni.org/n/227852-1.
- ↑ "Lactuca alpestris (Gand.) Rech.f. — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-138666.
- ↑ "Lactuca alpestris (Gand.) Rech.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:227852-1.
- ↑ "Lactuca alpestris (Gand.) Rech. f." (in en-us). 2018-07-17. https://www.pgrportal.nl/en/Lettuce-genetic-resources-Portal/show/Lactuca-alpestris-Gand.-Rech.-f..htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q1799835 entry
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