Lapsana communis L. subsp. communis

Spice Detail Fruits

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Lapsana

Catalan common name: Làmpsana.

Spanish common name: Hierba de los pechos. Hierba pezonera. Lámpsana.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Europa

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Humid soils.

Characteristics: An erect herb with latex. The lower leaves are pinnatisect, with the terminal lobule larger than the laterals. Flowers have a yellow ligule, all grouped in a coraciiform panicle. The flowering stems have well developed leaves. The achenes lack pappus nor beak nor involucral bracts.