Lettuce | |
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An iceberg lettuce field in California | |
Scientific classification | |
Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Streptophyta |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Lactuca |
Species: | L. sativa |
Binomial name | |
Lactuca sativa | |
Synonyms | |
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Lettuce is a vegetable as well as an annual plant. Both the stems and the leaves can be eaten. It is of the Asteraceae family.
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