The common name for the genus is "'" white lettuce ", "'and reflects its close relationship to lettuce ( " Lactuca sativa " ) but having flowers that are whitish or purplish-white in some species.
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One feature of Min worship was the wild prickly lettuce " Lactuca virosa " and " Lactuca serriola " of which is the domestic version " Lactuca sativa " ( lettuce ) which has aphrodisiac and opiate qualities and produce latex when cut, possibly identified with semen.
