Lactuca serriola
Species
Also called Prickly lettuce, Lactuca seriola
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“7-14 days to maturity” — prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola L.) — Greenshoot
“sun requirements Full sun” — prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola L.) — Greenshoot
“Frequency: Every 2-3 days Amount: 1-2 inches per week” — prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola L.) — Greenshoot
“Lettuce prefers slightly acidic to neutral soil with a pH between 6.0 and 7.0” — How to Grow Prickly Lettuce: Complete Planting, Care & Harvest Guide
“Zone 3-4” — prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola L.) — Greenshoot
“spacing 12-18 inches” — prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola L.) — Greenshoot
“seed” — Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Lettuce (A-L) – Cucurbit Breeding
“Visual cue Mature size reached” — prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola L.) — Greenshoot
“Prickly lettuce's distinctive spiny-edged leaves spread outward” — How to Grow Prickly Lettuce: Complete Planting, Care & Harvest Guide
“mix them with sand before sowing to avoid clumping” — How to Grow Prickly Lettuce: Complete Planting, Care & Harvest Guide
Who grows this
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Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Lactuca serriola
- Fact sheet: 3 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian