| Creeping Wild Lettuce |
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| File size | 607410 |
| Original date | 12/10/19 9:33 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 3.4 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX A900 |
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Botanical name: Launaea procumbens Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Lactuca flava, Lactuca obtusa
Synonyms: Lactuca flava, Lactuca obtusa
Creeping Wild Lettuce is a perennial herb, 30-60 cm tall. It has smooth, branched
stem. The whole plant secretes a yellow juice. Long leaves, 5-25 cm, arise
from the roots, have white margins and are spinous toothed. Yellow
flower-heads are 1-1.5 cm across, and occur either singly or in small racemes
on short stalks along the branches. Creeping Wild Lettuce is found in Egypt
to Central Asia and Myanmar, Arabian Peninsula. In India it is found in the
Himalayas, Western Ghats and Thar desert. Flowering: November-December.
| Identification credit: Pravin Kawale | Photographed in IIT Campus, Joshpur, Rajasthan. |
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