Lapsana communis, Nipplewort - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Nipplewort

Botanical name & synonyms: Lapsana communis, Lapsana cancellata, Lapsana cappadocica, Lapsana crispa, Lapsana glandulosa, Lapsana olympica, Lapsana pubescens, Lapsana sylvatica

Family: Aster, daisy, sunflower (Asteraceae, Compositae)

• native to temperate Eurasia
  

• annual
  

• 30 to 100cm
  

• flower VI to IX
  

• plant community: ruderal, wasteland
  

• culinary herb
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 1 gram