bitter lettuce

Lactuca virosa

Summary 2

Lactuca virosa is a plant in the Lactuca (lettuce) genus, ingested often for its mild psychotropic (specifically hypnotic or sedative) effects which are often described as being similar to that of opium. It is related to common lettuce (L. sativa), and is often called Wild Lettuce, Bitter lettuce, Laitue vireuse, Opium Lettuce, Poisonous Lettuce, Tall Lettuce or Rakutu-Karyumu-So.

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  1. (c) Hazteotro, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/22586357@N07/2561028154
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactuca_virosa

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