Creeping lettuce[edit | edit source]
(Ixeris stolonifera (Type Scientific Name: Lactuca stolonifera) )
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My short words
A small yellow flower was in bloom in the grass.
The flower will give someone relax.
Memo
I found it beside the unmetalled track. The size of the creeping lettuce flower is 1~2cm (0.4~0.7inch) in diameter.
| Data | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Creeping lettuce |
| Japanese Name: | ジシバリ (Jishibari) Syn:(イワニガナ (Iwanigana)) |
| Scientific name: | Ixeris stolonifera (Type Scientific Name: Lactuca stolonifera) |
| Family name: | Asteraceae (Compositae) – Aster family |
| Date taken: | Sep12,2014 |
| Place: | Nearby park in Fukuoka, Japan. |
References
- Digital plant dictionary - wild plant/wildwildflower (Obunsha Co.,Ltd. / Ratio International Corporation)
- The Encyclopædia Britannica 15th edition
- Wikipedia.org Lactuca
- Makino Herbarium (Tokyo Metropolitan University) Type Specimen Image Database - Lactuca stolonifera (イワニガナ)