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SCFBio, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi
Medicinal Plant TaxID: 75943

Lactuca serriola

Family: Asteraceae • Common: Prickly Lettuce; compass plant
145 Compounds Europe to South-West Siberia and North-West China; North India; North-West Africa

Overview

Species Lactuca serriola
Habit Herb
Habitat Wastelands; grasslands on mountain slopes; gravel areas on floodplains; mountain valleys; 500 - 2000 m. altitude; mountain valleys; 500-2000 m. altitude; roadsides; rock crevices
Distribution (India)
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Natural Products

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