Oak Leaf
Lactuca sativa
About
Lactuca serriola, also called prickly lettuce, milk thistle (not to be confused with Silybum marianum, also called milk thistle) compass plant, and scarole, is an annual or biennial plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family. It has a slightly fetid odor and is commonly considered a weed of orchards, roadsides and field crops. It is the closest wild relative of cultivated lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.).
- Family
- Asteraceae
How to use it
Oak Leaf lettuce is primarily used as a leafy green in salads, sandwiches, and wraps. Its tender leaves can also be grilled, adding a unique flavor to various dishes. The plant thrives in hardiness zones 2 to 11, making it adaptable to many climates.
Sources: Grangery, en.wikipedia.org
At a glance
What it needs
USDA hardiness
Zones 2–11
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Oak Leaf
- Slug
- oak-leaf
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Lactuca
- Species
- sativa
- Category
- Lettuce
- Hardiness zone (min)
- 2
- Hardiness zone (max)
- 11
- Average height (cm)
- 0
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 52
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