Galala Desert, Mountainous Southern Sinai.
Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Arabia, Iran, eastwards to Central Asia.
Stony desert wadis.
Height: 15-50 cm.
Lactuca orientalis is a Eurasian species of plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.[3] It is widespread across the Middle East and southern Asia as far east as Tibet.[2]
Lactuca orientalis is a branching subshrub up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are both on the stem and also clustered in a circle around the base. The plant produces one flower head per branch, each head with 4–5 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[4]
Lactuca orientalis is a Eurasian species of plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across the Middle East and southern Asia as far east as Tibet.
Lactuca orientalis is a branching subshrub up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are both on the stem and also clustered in a circle around the base. The plant produces one flower head per branch, each head with 4–5 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.
