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SoItGoes
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Possible Lactuca, help ID?

#19808418 - 04/07/14 03:06 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Hey guys! New poster here, did a lot of research on Lactuca last night, and recognized some from around where I live, and I need some help identifying it because I'm no botanist. I'm pretty sure it's not just dandelion because it has more than one flower. It produces the white sap when you cut it. Any help?

EDIT: Fixed the huge ass pictures, sorry guys.

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Re: Possible Lactuca, help ID?

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#19808870 - 04/07/14 04:32 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Hmm.. The flower pods look a bit big for Lactuca serriola

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SoItGoes
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#19808888 - 04/07/14 04:37 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Thanks for the reply man! I'm not sure if it's serriola or virosa or what. Well I'm pretty sure it's not virosa because the stems don't have spines or hairs.

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Re: Possible Lactuca, help ID?

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#19808910 - 04/07/14 04:42 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Hmm.. Judging by the photos some of the leaves look wide enough to be virosa..

You'd need a second opinion though because I'm not sure

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#19808954 - 04/07/14 04:52 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Are any of these species toxic? Is it safe to extract?

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Re: Possible Lactuca, help ID?

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#19809697 - 04/07/14 07:18 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Here is another picture for identification. I didn't see the hairs before now, but they're there, only on the flower stems, I didn't see any hairs on the leaves at all.

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I've procured a small ball of lactucarium, not sure if it's enough for anything (I'm pretty sure it's a small amount)

I might try smoking this little ball later after it dries more, but I'd like having a solid ID on it.

Here's what I could get of the taproot because I know that helps with identification.

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kykeion
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Re: Possible Lactuca, help ID?

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#19813213 - 04/08/14 01:47 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Hate to break it to ya, but you got yourself a dandelion there.

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karode13
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Re: Possible Lactuca, help ID?

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#19816040 - 04/08/14 11:09 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

kykeion said:

Hate to break it to ya, but you got yourself a dandelion there.

Exactly this. :yesnod:

It's Taraxium officinale.

It contains no goods for altered states but the leaves go well in salads and stews when the plant is young. In New Zealand the Maori call this Puha.

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Re: Possible Lactuca, help ID?

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#19816078 - 04/08/14 11:16 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Lactuca serriola will have leaves that almost always tilt up and down during the day. And the underside has hairs, stiff hairs running down the central vein. In my experience they like roadsides and other areas with a lot of drainage.The edge of parking lots is usually a good place to look. But yeah what you got there is definitely a dandelion.

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