✿Asteraceae · Lactuca
Salad / Prickly Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
outdoor
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lactuca sativa
- Genus
- Lactuca
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Asteraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Salad
About Salad
Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family (Daisy/Sunflower family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, capitulum (head) flower clusters, achene with pappus fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings.
Botanical family
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Salad belongs to the Asteraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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