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Lactuca sativa L.

garden lettuce (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Lactuca sativa is widely grown as a leaf vegetable; its inflorescences are corymbose, with all the flower-heads at a similar height.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2009-08-23

 garden lettuce / Lactuca sativa: _Lactuca sativa_ is widely grown as a leaf vegetable; its inflorescences are corymbose, with all the flower-heads at a similar height.

A long, narrow, white beak separates the body of each achene from its pappus.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2009-09-06

 garden lettuce / Lactuca sativa: A long, narrow, white beak separates the body of each achene from its pappus.

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