AuthorPoland, J.
Year2005
TitleMilk matters - the importance of latex in vegetative identification
TypePaper
SourceBSBI News No 100: 21-22.
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Summarises the British flowering plant families that have milk (latex).

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identification, Milk presentCurrentALISMATACEAEwater-plantainsPlantae: Alismatales
For identification, Said to have milkCurrentBUTOMACEAEflowering rushesPlantae: Alismatales
For identification, Milk present in many genera but sparse or watery and rarely documented.CurrentAPIACEAEumbellifersPlantae: Apiales
For identification, Milk presentCurrentLactuceae“dandelions”Plantae: Asterales: Asteraceae
For identification, Milk presentCurrentCAMPANULACEAEbellflowersPlantae: Asterales
For identification, Milk presentCurrentAPOCYNACEAEperiwinkles and asclepiadsPlantae: Gentianales
For identification, Milk presentCurrentEuphorbiaspurgesPlantae: Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae
For identificationCurrentPAPAVEROIDEAEpoppiesPlantae: Ranunculales: Papaveraceae
For identification, Milk presentCurrentMORACEAEmulberries, figsPlantae: Rosales
For identification, Milk presentCurrentANACARDIACEAEsumachs, smoke-treePlantae: Sapindales
For identification, Milk presentCurrentAcer campestreField MaplePlantae: Sapindales: Sapindaceae
For identification, Milk presentCurrentAcer platanoidesNorway MaplePlantae: Sapindales: Sapindaceae
For identification, Milk presentCurrentCONVOLVULACEAEbindweeds & doddersPlantae: Solanales
For identification, Said to have milkCurrentNYMPHAEACEAEwater liliesPlantae: Nymphaeales
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