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Lactuca sativa

Family: asteraceae
Common name(s): lettuce
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 2~3 - 11

General resources

• Wikipedia. Online encyclopedia entry (if defined).
• Google images. Web search for photographs.
• The Plant List. Taxonomical lookup
• Catalogue of Life. Taxonomical lookup

Links for Lactuca sativa

• BBC Gardening: Lactuca sativa 'Bijou' - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (more profiles for additional varieties) (1 photo). Also pages for 'Fristina' and 'Salad Bowl Red'.
• Central Texas Gardener - Plant of the week profile with photo and cultural information. (1 photo)
• Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (8 photos)
• Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (4 photos)
• Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 3-11) (5 photos)
• Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (65 varieties in database) (13 photos)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (15 photos). Also a page for 'Merlot'.
• North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 2-11) (23 photos)