Romaine
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
Grown primarily as a leafy green vegetable, this plant also has a history of medicinal and religious uses. Today, it is a major global agricultural crop, with world production reaching 28 million tonnes in 2023, led predominantly by China.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
In the kitchen
This versatile leaf vegetable is most often eaten raw in green salads, sandwiches, and wraps, but it can also be grilled or added to soups. Some varieties, like celtuce, are grown specifically for their stems, which can be enjoyed either raw or cooked.
Sources: 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
- Romaine
- Slug
- romaine
- 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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