Lactuca indica, W. D. Stevens 30969--Paraguay. Edo. Guaira. Res. Ybytyruzu. 10 Mar 2011. 197 (15).jpg
Lactuca indica L. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Lactuca
Specific Epithet
indica
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#328,089 of 335,497
Top 98%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Paraguay, Guaira
-25.738056, -56.177778
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Ybyturuzu, road to Granja Francisca; overgrown wet field just beginning to dry. 170 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Erect fleshy herb, 1 m tall; phyllaries green, rays bright white with yellow bases.
