Lactuca inermis Forssk. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Lactuca inermis Forssk.
Lactuca inermis is a variable-height wild lettuce native to Africa, Madagascar, and Arabia whose young leaves are eaten locally.
Lactuca inermis Forssk. is a species of wild lettuce native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula. It is a pioneer species that is most often found in disturbed areas. This plant has a variable height range, growing from 5 cm (very short) to 240 cm (quite tall), and can develop a woody growth form. Local people eat the plant's young leaves as a salad green or vegetable, often after lightly boiling the leaves first.
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Cirsium flodmanii (Rydb.) Arthur
Artemisia campestris L.
Malacothrix incana (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
Anaphalioides bellidioides (G.Forst.) Glenny
Cirsium hydrophilum (Greene) Jeps.
Symphyotrichum eulae (Shinners) G.L.Nesom
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