Leaf Lettuce Greens Herbs Weeds - Over 120 Recipes that Celebrate Varied Versatile Leaves
- Lactuca, commonly known as lettuce, is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae..
- The genus includes at least 50 species, distributed worldwide, but mainly in temperate Eurasia..
- Its best known representative is the garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa), with its many varieties..
- "Wild lettuce" commonly refers to the wild-growing relatives of common garden lettuce..
- Lactuca species are diverse and take a wide variety of forms. They are annuals, biennials, perennials, or shrubs..