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Lactuca alpestris is a species of plant native to Crete in the Ida mountains and is a relative of lettuce.
It is perennial and has yellow flowers. Its achenes are 7m to 8m long. The species grows on rocky slopes, dwarf shrub communities, calcareous garrigue, scree, and rubble. IUCN Red list states the species is threatened due to climate change and agriculture.
Cicerbita macrophylla · Lactuca aculeata · Tall blue lettuce · Canada lettuce · Lactuca dissecta · Lactuca dolichophylla · Woodland lettuce · Grassleaf lettuce · Hairy lettuce · Indian lettuce · African Lettuce · Biannual lettuce
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lactuca alpestris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
