Purple blossom (white blossom is Pedicularis cheilanthifolia);
Note discrepancy in naming authority between WFO and GBIF (see references, below)
Common name: Wild lettuce
Family: Compositae
Information:
Photo: Deosai Plateau, N edge 4300 m on gently sloping south facing aspect. Photos 0934-5; Species ID # 139 July 28, 2016. N Hewitt
Sources and additional resources:
Lactuca lessertiana (DC.) C.B.Clarke in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed Jul 17 2021.
Polunin, O. and A. Stainton (1999). Flowers of the Himalaya. Oxford University Press, Delhi. Entry 752 (p. 215; plate 67).
WFO (2021) Lactuca lessertiana (Wall. ex DC.) Wall. ex C.B.Clarke. Online at: http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000029816. Accessed 17 Jul 2021
