The aerial parts of Picris pauciflora Willd. (Asteraceae) yielded 11 b
eta, 13-dihydrolactucin, while the roots of the plant afforded 3-beta-
D-glucopyranosides of 11 beta, 13-dihydrozaluzanin C and 9 alpha-hydro
xy-11 beta, 13-dihydrozaluzanin C (ixerin F). The guaianolides were is
olated from ethanol extracts using chromatographic methods and were id
entified on the basis of spectral analysis. They are reported for the
first time from this species.