Lactuca hispida DC. (= Cephalorrhynchus tuberosus (Steven) Schchian ) Kıllı marul (in Turkish)

Lactuca hispida DC. (= Cephalorrhynchus tuberosus (Steven) Schchian ) - Kıllı marul (in Turkish)

Scientific Description:

Biennial or perennial with tuberous rhizome. Stems slender to stout, erect, 10−70 cm, glandular-setulose throughout or in lower part. Leaves membranous, glabrous, ± pinnatisect or lyrate-pinnatisect, variously lobed, ± sinuate-laciniate, sinuate-denticulate or entire, basal and lower cauline with 2−16 lateral lobes, 7.5−25.5 × 2.5−10 cm, with petioloid base and usually small auricles; median lyrate-pinnatisect or pandurate, smaller, with fewer lateral lobes and rounded entire or ± sinuate-dentate auricles. Inflorescence ± corymbiform, few- to many-capitulate; pedicels glandular-setose, bracts glabrous or occasionally with a few glandular setae. Involucre 9.5−17 mm; phyllaries 14−16, glabrous or with a few glandular setae, often with purplish tips and margin. Flowers whitish or yellowish, sometimes drying blue, 1.4−1.9 cm, hairy about mouth. Achenes 6.2−9.5 mm, blackish-brown, fusiform, little compressed, with several broad rounded ribs and slender, paler 1.7−3.5 mm beak. Pappus white, inner 4.5−6 mm, weakly scabrous, outer 0.2−0.4 mm.

 

Flowering time: May−July.

Habitat: Rocky slopes with Quercus L. or coniferous forest or scrub, 600-2600 m.

Reference:
Jeffrey C (1975). Cephalorrhynchus tuberosus (Stev.) Schchian, In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 5: 774.

Public Description:

Lactuca hispida, known as “kıllı marul in Turkish”, is native to Balkans, Türkiye, Crimea, Caucasus, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus. It is a biennial herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, and grows up to 150 cm in length. It blooms between July and September and is found in grassy and rocky slopes, field margins, fallow and cultivated fields.

 

References:

Anonymous (2017). http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo308492.htm,Accessed date: 31.08.2017.

Ekim T (2012). Lactuca L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 179–181.