Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Description
Lettuce 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.
Taxonomy
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Lactuca
Cultivars
16
Caesar
Lettuce Little 'Caesar' is a lettuce little selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Celtuce
Celtuce is a celtuce selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Coral Red
Lettuce 'Coral Red' is a lettuce selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Cos
Lettuce 'Cos' is a lettuce selected for productive edible harvests.
Drunken Woman Fringed Head
Lettuce 'Drunken Woman Fringed Head' is a heirloom lettuce selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Gem
Lettuce Little 'Gem' is a heirloom lettuce little selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Great Lakes
Lettuce 'Great Lakes' is a heirloom lettuce selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Green
Lettuce Salanova Butterhead 'Green' is a lettuce salanova butterhead selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Iceberg
Lettuce 'Iceberg' is a heirloom organic-seed lettuce selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Lettuce Lollo Bionda
Lettuce Lollo Bionda is a heirloom organic-seed lettuce lollo bionda selected for productive edible harvests.
Merveille des Quatre Saisons
Lettuce 'Merveille des Quatre Saisons' is a heirloom organic-seed lettuce selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Outredgous
Lettuce 'Outredgous' is a lettuce selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Parris Island Cos
Lettuce 'Parris Island Cos' is a heirloom organic-seed lettuce selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Red
Lettuce Oakleaf 'Red' is a lettuce oakleaf selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Red Caesar
Lettuce 'Red Caesar' is a lettuce selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.
Rossa
Lettuce Lollo 'Rossa' is a heirloom organic-seed lettuce lollo selected for productive edible harvests. Best suited to cooler growing conditions.