Ixeris sagittarioides (C.B. Clarke) Stebbins in J. Bot. Lond. 75: 51. 1939. Lactuca sagittarioides C.B. Clarke, Comp. Ind. 265. 1876; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 410. 1881.

Herbs, annual or biennial; stems 27 - 60 high, erect, glabrous, slender, corymbosely branched. Leaves all radical, sagittate, acute or obtuse, entire or denticulate, 3.5 - 9.0 x 0.7 - 2.8 cm; petiole with coriaceous, entire or denticulate wings. Heads 0.5 - 1.1 x 0.3 - 0.5 cm, erect; peduncle 1.1 - 3.0 cm, erect, slender. Outer involucral bracts slightly green 2-3 x 1.0 - 1.5 mm, ovate; inner pale green, linear oblong or linear-lanceolate, 6 - 9 x 1 - 1.5 mm. Ligules yellow. Achenes brown or dark brown, elliptic-lanceolate, 3 - 4 mm long, smooth, somewhat thickened, angular. Pappus yellowish white, 4 - 5 mm long, simple.

Fl. & Fr. April - Oct.

Distrib. India: In moist shady and exposed slopes, up to 2000 m. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh.

Japan and C. Asia.