Leaf lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. crispa

  • Leaf lettuce
  • Leaf lettuce
  • Leaf lettuce
  • Leaf lettuce
  • Flower name
    Leaf lettuce
  • Scientific name
    Lactuca sativa var. crispa
  • Aliasハチシャ, 葉萵苣, レタス, Leaf Lettuce
  • Place of originMediterranean and West Asia
  • Place of floweringField, Horticultural species
  • Flowering seasonJanuary, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

What is Leaf lettuce

Leaf lettuce (scientific name: Lactuca sativ var. crispa) is an annual and second-year vegetable of the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. It is a non-tuberculous type of lettuce. It is sold hydroponically grown in the factory. Crisp head of head lettuce (scientific name: Lactuca sativ var. capitata) shaped and tuberous like cabbage. By the way, salad greens are head lettuce like lettuce, but this one is a butterhead type, which is gently tuberized and soft.

Common name:Leaf lettuce, scientific name: Lactuca sativa var. crispa, Origin: Mediterranean and Western Asia; Living type: annual and overgrown leafy vegetables, habitat: all over Japan, environment: hydroponically grown in factories, planted in roads, grasses: high 20-30 cm, flower color: yellow, flower diameter: 1-2 cm, flowering time: 1-2 hours in the morning, harvest days: 30 Day and shipping time: all year round.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Lactuca
  • Species
    L. sativa var. crispa
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Head flower
  • Leaf type
    Feather shape
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeannual and overgrown leafy vegetables
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height20.0 ~ 30.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 2.0 cm

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