Article Nº 2037 Plant Vol. II · p. 439
Leituga
Vernacular name for several milky-sapped plants of the daisy family (Compositae) found in Madeira, such as Tolpis macrorhiza, Crepis species and Sonchus pinnatus.
This name is used for several Compositae found in Madeira, such as Tolpis macrorhiza, Crepis laciniata, C. divaricata, Sonchus pinnatus, etc. All these species are highly milky.
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