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Poland, J., 2005

Milk matters - the importance of latex in vegetative identification

Summarises the British flowering plant families that have milk (latex).

Journal	BSBI News
Volume	No 100
Page range	21-22

Malcolm Storey

Taxonomic Scope

ALISMATACEAE (water-plantains)	Identification		Current	Milk present.
BUTOMACEAE (flowering rushes)	Identification		Current	Said to have milk.
Acer campestre L. (Field Maple)	Identification		Current	Milk present.
Acer platanoides L. (Norway Maple)	Identification		Current	Milk present.
ANACARDIACEAE (sumachs, smoke-tree)	Identification		Current	Milk present.
APIACEAE (umbellifers - formerly Umbelliferae)	Identification		Current	Milk present in many genera but sparse or watery and rarely documented.
APOCYNACEAE (periwinkles)	Identification		Current	Milk present.
Lactuceae (“dandelions”)	Identification		Current	Milk present.
CAMPANULACEAE (bellflowers)	Identification		Current	Milk present.
CONVOLVULACEAE (bindweeds)	Identification		Current	Milk present.
Euphorbia (spurges)	Identification		Current	Milk present.
MORACEAE (mulberries, figs)	Identification		Current	Milk present.
NYMPHAEACEAE (water-lilies)	Identification		Current	Said to have milk.
PAPAVERACEAE (poppies)	Identification		Current	Milk present.

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