Subject: Re: Quiz question.. Can anyone here help??

From: Stella Scott <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 23:09:40 -0700

Stephen wrote:
> 
> >16.  Which plant derives it's name from the Latin
> >     for _ of milk _ because of the milky liquid it can exude
> >     when cut?
> All I have been able to find is a tiny reference to this
> 'Lactuca canadensis - Asteraceae' but is there a more commonly named
> answer??
> Please help
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Stephen
> [email-masked]

Stephen
According to Grey's Manual by Asa Gray, 1869, the ancient name of
lettuce Lactùca 
sativa came from lac, milk, due to the milky juice that is seen when the
stem is cut or broken.  Wild lettuce (Lactuca virosa)  or garden
varieties seems like a common enough answer.

Stella
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From: Betty Cunningham <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 07:54:22 -0700

Stephen wrote:
>>Cedar Creek    Natural History Area 

http://swan.lter.umn.edu/research/lists/taxon/t534.html
(I found this by looking up lactuca canadensis on the ALTA VISTA web search engine)

534 Lactuca canadensis - Asteraceae. Forb. Leaves alternate. Usually found in rosette form. 
Leaves are long with very deep teeth, after the plant has gotten large. Leaves are flimsy. 
When rosettes are small the teeth are generally smaller and not so deeply lobed but 
generally not possible to distinguish the different Lactuca species when they are
small so call them Lactuca sp. Flowering stalk branches many times and there is one flower 
per stalk. Flowers are small and yellow, and look like dandelions. Has a tan sap when a leaf 
vein is broken (don't know if this is characteristic of this species, or if all Lactuca 
species exhibit this). Name is from Latin "lac" for milk due to the milky sap. Similar
species: Lacuta biennis and other Lactuca species. Found in fields B and C.

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From: [email-masked] ( Stephen)
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 10:43:27 GMT

Stephen

You know what would make a good story?
Something about a clown who makes people happy
but inside he's real sad.
Also, he has sever diarrhoea

Jack Handey

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From: [email-masked] ( Stephen)
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 01:11:43 GMT

I would just like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who
contributed to helping me find this answer, whether by email or by
usenet. Thanks folks!!

Stephen

Jack Handey

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From: [email-masked] (Steve Gage)
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 12:22:54 GMT

>'Lactuca canadensis - Asteraceae' but is there a more commonly named

Lactuca is the genus name for lettuce (the word "lettuce" derives from
Lactuca). There are many, many species of wild lettuce world-wide...

Regards,

Steve

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From: Stella Scott <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 23:09:40 -0700

Stephen

Stella
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From: Betty Cunningham <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 07:54:22 -0700

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From: [email-masked] ( Stephen)
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 01:11:43 GMT

Stephen

Jack Handey

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From: [email-masked] (Steve Gage)
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 12:22:54 GMT

Regards,

Steve