| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Lactuca tysonii (E.Phillips) C.Jeffrey trib. Cichorieae |
| Synonyms | Sonchus tysonii E.Phillips |
| Sonchus scapiformis Thell. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves elliptic or oblong, acute, amplexicaule, irregularly sinuate-dentate, ciliate, scapes with 5-8 heads, phyllaries lanceolate, acute, glandular-setose |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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