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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Lactuca biennis	Tall Blue Lettuce		0.0	-	LMH	SN	M	0	1
Lactuca canadensis	Canada Lettuce	Biennial	3.0	-	LM	SN	M	2	3
Lactuca capensis		Perennial	0.5	-	LM	SN	M	1	2
Lactuca debilis		Perennial	0.0	-	LM	SN	M	3	2
Lactuca formosana			0.0	-	LM	SN	M	1	2
Lactuca indica	Indian Lettuce	Perennial	1.2	-	LM	SN	M	3	2
Lactuca indica dracoglossa		Annual/Biennial	1.0	-	LM	SN	M	2	2
Lactuca indica laciniata		Perennial	1.2	-	LM	SN	M	3	2
Lactuca ludoviciana	Western Wild Lettuce, Biannual lettuce	Biennial	1.2	0-0	LM	SN	M	2	2
Lactuca perennis	Perennial Lettuce	Perennial	0.6	5-9	LM	N	DM	3	2
Lactuca pulchella	Blue Lettuce	Perennial	1.0	-	LM	SN	M	2	2
Lactuca quercina	Wild Lettuce	Annual/Biennial	1.0	-	LM	SN	M	2	3
Lactuca raddeana		Annual/Biennial	0.6	-	LM	SN	M	2	2
Lactuca sativa	Lettuce, Garden lettuce	Annual/Biennial	0.9	5-9	LM	SN	M	3	3	1
Lactuca sativa angustana	Celtuce	Annual/Biennial	0.6	5-9	LM	SN	M	3	3	2
Lactuca sativa capitata	Cabbage Lettuce	Annual/Biennial	0.9	5-9	LM	SN	M	3	3	2
Lactuca sativa crispa	Cutting Lettuce	Annual/Biennial	0.9	5-9	LM	SN	M	3	3	2
Lactuca sativa longifolia	Cos Lettuce	Annual/Biennial	0.9	5-9	LM	SN	M	3	3	2
Lactuca serriola	Prickly Lettuce	Biennial	1.5	6-9	LM	N	M	2	3	2
Lactuca sibirica	Prickly lettuce	Perennial	1.0	0-0	LM	SN	M	2	2
Lactuca triangulata		Biennial/Perennial	1.0	-	LM	SN	M	1	2
Lactuca virosa	Wild Lettuce, Bitter lettuce	Annual/Biennial	1.8	5-9	LM	N	M	1	3

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Synonyms

Habitats

Edible Uses

Medicinal Uses

Now available: PLANTS FOR YOUR FOOD FOREST: 500 Plants for Temperate Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens.

Other Uses

Special Uses

Cultivation details

Temperature Converter

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