BLUE-FLOWERED LETTUCE

Class: Lactuca tatarica subsp. pulchella, pulchella

Family: ASTER FAMILY

Sub Family: Asteraceae, Compositae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Chicory Lettuce, Blue Lettuce

Colour: Blue to purple

Height: 20-100 cm (8-39 1/4")

Each Flower: Up to nearly 2.5 cm (1") across with about 15 ray-petals; many stamens; involucre up to 2 cm (3/4") long with inner row of long, narrow, pointed bracts, middle row of shorter ones, outermost row of short, broad-based bracts; often all are pinkish-tinged

Leaves: Lower ones dandelion-like with deep indentations, tapering into flat stalks; many narrow, lance-shaped leaves up stem, 5-16.5 cm (2-6 1/2") long, 7 mm-3.5 cm (1/4-1 3/8") broad

Stems: Unbranched below, rigid, round, smooth, exude a milky juice when broken

Blooming Period: June - September

Habitat: Dry to moist shrubby areas and meadows

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