However, Wilde or Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola), found in Israel, is a bitter vegetable that fits all descriptions of Chazeret in the Talmud.
Lactuca | Ulva lactuca | Prickly Lettuce (''Lactuca serriola'') | Lactuca serriola | Lactuca perennis |
LMV can also infect other crops such as spinach and peas, as well as ornamentals (especially the Cape Daisy Osteospermum spp) and wild plants (especially the prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola and the oxtongue Helminthia echioides).