Romaine is the most upright growing of the four major types of lettuce. ... In England, however, it is called cos lettuce after the Greek island that was the birthplace of Hippocrates. It was also grown and eaten raw or cooked in China in early history. Paintings in Egyptian tombs dating ... Romaine — Lactuca sativa L.1...
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Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) is a temperate annual or biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable. In many countries, it is typically eaten cold, raw, in...
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The wild origin of our modern lettuce, Lactuca serriola , can still be seen all over Europe and the more temperate parts of Asia. It is likely that it originated on the Mediterranean rim on rocky wasteland or woodland clearings. ... Many may have hybridised with the wild type serriola to make our modern for sativa .
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Species: Lactuca sativa L. ... Lactuca sativa gush katif ... Category: Lactuca sativa...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Lactuca sativa. Lactuca sativa. Information about Lactuca sativa in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Lactuca sativa; Lactuca sativa asparagina; Lactuca sativa asparagina; Lactuca sativa capitata; Lactuca sativa crispa; Lactuca sativa longifolia; Lactuca sativa longifolia;
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Plants For A Future: Database Search Results ... longifolia = long leaved; sativa = cultivated; ... References for Lactuca sativa var. longifolia (a possible synonym).
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A PLANTS profile of Lactuca sativa (garden lettuce) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Lactuca sativa L. garden lettuce; ... Images: Lactuca sativa L.
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The progenitor of the many forms of garden lettuce was probably Lactuca serriola, a common weed that grows in waste places, fields and clearings in Europe, northern Asia and North Africa. The Europeans have developed a great many lettuces of the romaine and loose leaf types.
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Lettuce, Lactuca sativa, is an annual plant grown for its edible leaves. While the many species of wild lettuce are also in the genus Lactuca, and are edible, only the species L. sativa is particularly palatable. But from this single species breeders have produced hundreds of varieties!
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Kemper Code: A679; Common Name: lettuce; Zone: to ; Plant Type: Annual; Family: Asteraceae; Missouri Native: No; Native Range: Mediterranean Regions to Siberia; Height: 0.5 to 1 foot; Spread: 0.5 to 1 foot; ... General Culture: Click for monthly care information. ... Soil conditions are important; soil should be well...
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