Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.

Hairy lettuce (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Lactuca

Characteristics

A biennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 3m high.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use Wart (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 3
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lactuca hirsuta unspecified picture

Distribution

Lactuca hirsuta world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327389-2
WFO ID wfo-0000059748
COL ID 3RT65
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lactuca hirsuta Lactuca sanguinea Galathenium sanguineum Galathenium floridanum Lactuca hirsuta f. hirsuta Lactuca canadensis Lactuca hirsuta var. hirsuta Lactuca hirsuta var. sanguinea Lactuca hirsuta var. albiflora