Wild lettuce
Ixeris debilis

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb.

There are about 20 Lactuca species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Korea

How it is used for food

The shoots and leaves are eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves, shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Boeteumsseumbagwi

Synonyms

Chondrilla debilis (Thunb.) Poir.; Ixeris debilis subsp. debilis; Ixeris japonica f. dissecta Nakai; Lactuca debilis (Thunb.) Benth. ex Maxim.; Lactuca debilis f. sinuata Kuntze; Prenanthes debilis Thunb.; Youngia debilis (Thunb.) DC.;