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LACTUCA
(
La
)
Family:
ASTERACEAE
lactuca, = lettuce. (from lac, = milk; the milky latex exuding from from the plant when crushed)
(
ld
,
Le
)
Lactuca inermis
(
La
)
Location: (
F
)
in-, un-, = not; arma, = what is fitted to the body for its protection, defensive armour. inermis,= unarmed, without weapons, defenceless. (unarmed, without spine, prickles or stings)
(
ld
,
BL
)
Lactuca serriola (alien and naturalised)
(
La
)
Location: (
P
)
serra, = a saw; -olus, = diminutive.
(
ld
,
BL
)