Plants of the Punjab. 



379 



Herbs, Erbot, with Alternate Exstipulatb Lobed Leaves. 



Petals united. 



Flowers, minute, in heads, all ligulate. 



Lactuca macrorhiza, 



Gomposit^. 

 F. B. I. iii. 408. 

 Himalaya, 

 6-12,000 ft. 

 Simla, Mahasu, 

 (CoUett). 

 Kashmir, 

 The Chor. 



small to large, perennial, root tuberous, alpine forms 

 very small with few leaves and scapes, leaves variable in 

 size and shape, usually pinnately lobed, sometimes orbicu- 

 larly heart-shaped, stalks dilated or lobed at the base, naked 

 or winged, flowers grey blue in terminal drooping heads 

 ^-|, forming clusters, bracts of heads, outer lanceolate 

 very much shorter than the 6-10 linear oblong inner ones, 

 achenes |-^ in., flat, black, smooth, 5-ribbed on either 

 side, narrowed into a white beak, frds the length of the 

 body, pappus silky white^ equal to the achenes ; for other 

 characters see the last species. 



Lactuca Lessertiana, 



Composite. 

 F. B. I. iii. 408. J 

 Himalaya, 

 8-13,000 ft. ; 

 Kashmir, i 



like the last species, but never large, leaves sometimes 

 simple, heads blackish, flowers blue, beak of achenes 

 stout, pale, pappus yellowish, shorter than the achenes. 



Lactuca 

 sagittarioides, 



Composite. 



F. B. I. iii. 410. 



Himalaya, 



east of the Ravi, 



5-6,000 ft. 



Daha in Giri Valley 



(Collett). 



Dharmsala. 



small to medium size, biennial, smooth, stems usually 

 tufted, slender, 6-18 in., branched; leaves radical, 2-3 in. 

 long, long-stalked, forked at the base, lateral lobes hori- 

 zontal, leaf stalk 6-10 in. long, narrowly winged at the top ; 

 flowers yellow, in erect heads, i in. long, on naked flower- 

 ing stems 6-18 in. long, branched above into a flat-topped 

 cluster, bracts of head green, outer very small, inner 6-10, 

 Hnear-oblong ; achenes -^ in., smooth, oblong-lanceolate, 

 narrowed into the slender white beak, pappus white, as 

 long as the achenes. 



Lactuca polycephala, 



Composite. 

 F. B. I. iii. 410. 

 The Plains to 

 6,000 ft. 



small to medium size, annual, smooth, slender, found 

 in wet places, leaves radical 3-10 by |-| in., linear or lance- 

 olate, pinnatihd or toothed, narrowed to the base, stalked, 

 stem leaves sessile, oblong or lanceolate, finely long-pointed, 

 forked at the base with pointed lobes, flowers yellow, in 

 many-flowered heads ^-^ in., arranged in branching umbel- 

 shaped clusters, bracts of heads, outer minute, inner 6-10, 

 linear-oblong, green, achenes ^ in., rod brown, hardly 

 flattened, with 10 strong smooth ribs, narrowed into ix 

 short slender brown beak, pappus | in., silvery; for other 

 characters see the last species. 



