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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is an annual plant of the family Asteraceae mostly grown as a leaf vegetable. The leaves are most often used raw in green salads , although lettuce is also seen in other kinds of food, such as sandwiches, wraps and soups; it can also be grilled. [ 3 ]
Lactuca, commonly known as lettuce, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus includes at least 50 species, distributed worldwide, but mainly in temperate Eurasia . Its best-known representative is the garden lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ), with its many varieties.
The family is commonly known as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family. Most species of Asteraceae are herbaceous plants, and may be annual, biennial, or perennial, but there are also shrubs, vines, and trees. The family has a widespread distribution, from subpolar to tropical regions, in a wide variety of
Head lettuce is exactly what it sounds like: it comes in a round shape, with tightly packed leaves. Butterhead lettuce also comes shaped like a ball, but its leaves are looser and less crispy.
Valeriana locusta, [1] commonly called mâche, cornsalad, or lamb's lettuce, a small, herbaceous, annual flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It is native to Europe, western Asia and north Africa, where it is eaten as a leaf vegetable .
Romaine or cos lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia) is a variety of lettuce that grows in a tall head of sturdy dark green leaves with firm ribs down their centers. Unlike most lettuces, it is tolerant of heat.
Lactuca serriola, also called prickly lettuce, [2] milk thistle [2] (not to be confused with Silybum marianum, also called milk thistle), compass plant, [2] and scarole, [2] is an annual or biennial plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Apocynaceae (periwinkle family) [32] Apocynum, from the Greek name for dogbane or a similar plant [33] [34] 377 genera, distributed throughout the tropics, with a few genera extending into northern and southern temperate zones [35] [36] A large family with trees, shrubs, mangroves, epiphytes, succulents, and woody and herbaceous vines. Some ...