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Lactuca hispida  DC.

Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.

Synon.:  Cephalorrhynchus tuberosus  (STEVEN) SCHCHIAN

Genus:  Lactuca  L.,  Cephalorrhynchus  BOISS.

Authors:
	DC.:		Augustin-Pyrame de Candolle (1778 - 1841), Swiss botanist
	STEVEN:		Christian von Steven (1781 - 1863), German botanist in Russia
	SCHCHIAN:		Anna S. Schchian (1905 - 1990), Russian botanist
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	BOISS.:		Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 - 1885), Swiss botanist

Etymology:
	Lactuca:		laktis = milk
	hispida:		stiff-haired
	Cephalorrhynchus:		kephale = head, rhynchos = beak
	tuberosus:		bulbous

Fig. 1:  Lactuca hispida / Stiff-Haired Lettuce GR Zagoria, Vikos - Gorge 15.5.2008

Fig. 2:  Lactuca hispida / Stiff-Haired Lettuce GR Zagoria, Vikos - Gorge 15.5.2008

Fig. 3:  Lactuca hispida / Stiff-Haired Lettuce GR Zagoria, Vikos - Gorge 15.5.2008

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