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prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola

Prickly lettuce is a leafy plant that grows in gardens and fields. It has sharp, spiky leaves and can grow quite tall. Some people even use it in salads!

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The prickly lettuce is an upright plant with blue-green, deeply lobed leaves featuring distinctive prickles along the midrib and edges. It produces small, pale yellow, daisy-like flower heads clustered at the top of its stem, sometimes appearing almost white.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaAsteralesAsteraceaeLactuca
prickly lettuce
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prickly lettuce

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

Its leaves can twist and point like a natural compass, guiding lost explorers.

Its white sap contains a mild latex that was once used as a folk remedy.

The plant grows so fast, it can reach over 6 feet tall in a single summer!

This plant is a wild cousin of the common garden lettuce you might eat!

特殊能力

能力

Sun Seeker

Prickly lettuce can rotate its leaves to align vertically north-south, reducing sun exposure during peak heat to conserve water.

能力

Prickly Shield

Prickly lettuce has spiny leaves and stems that deter herbivores from munching on its foliage, helping it survive.

能力

Deep Drinker

Prickly lettuce has a long taproot that can reach deep into the soil for water, allowing it to thrive in dry conditions.

サイズと詳細

高さ
30-200 cm
広がり
30-60 cm
花の大きさ
1-2 cm
開花時期
Summer-fall
食用
はい
毒性
なし
ライフサイクル
一年生
受粉方法
自家受粉

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Deer browse on its leaves.

eaten by

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Rabbits may graze its foliage.

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Bees visit its small yellow flowers.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

Don't touch the prickly leaves too much, as they can be sharp!

よくある質問

prickly lettuceの高さは何ですか?

30-200 cm

prickly lettuceの広がりは何ですか?

30-60 cm

prickly lettuceの花の大きさは何ですか?

1-2 cm

prickly lettuceの開花時期は何ですか?

Summer-fall

prickly lettuceの食用は何ですか?

はい

prickly lettuceの毒性は何ですか?

なし

prickly lettuceのライフサイクルは何ですか?

一年生

prickly lettuceの受粉方法は何ですか?

自家受粉

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