Lettuce
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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
Iceberg lettuce in SB
L. sativa seeds
Lettuce inflorescences
Mature lettuce inflorescence in fruit
Iceberg lettuce
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Iceberg lettuce, also called crisphead lettuce, is a common cultivar of lettuce. Created in 1894 in the United States by Burpee Seeds and Plants, it has since become a staple type of lettuce consumed
Lettuce
…There are also a few varieties with yellow, gold or blue-teal leaves. Lettuces have a wide range of shapes and textures, from the dense heads of the iceberg type to the notched, scalloped, frilly or ruffly leaves of leaf varieties. Lettuce plants have a root system that includes a main taproot and smaller secondary…
Iceberg lettuce prior to harvesting