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Meadow Foxtail
Meadow Foxtail

Prickly Lettuce
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About Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Grass
Shrub

Origin

Europe, Asia
Europe

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

7030
0 40000
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Habitat

Grassland
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-86-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5
-

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm40.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.60 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
White

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Tan
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Arrowhead

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Ample Water
Moderate

In Winter

Moderate
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Butterflies

Allergy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALOPECURUS pratensis
LACTUCA serriola

Common Name

Meadow Foxtail
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

In Hindi

Meadow Foxtail
Prickly Lettuce

In German

Wiesenfuchsschwanz
Feigensalat

In French

vulpin des prés
laitue scariole

In Spanish

pradera de cola de zorra
lechuga espinosa

In Greek

Meadow Foxtail
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Meadow Foxtail
alface espinhosa

In Polish

łąka ber
Kolczasta Sałata

In Latin

meadow Foxtail
Opuntia Lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Asterales

Family

Poaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Alopecurus
Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Cichorieae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

3100
1 27800
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Properties of Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce. Meadow Foxtail doesn't have thorns and Prickly Lettuce doesn't have thorns. Also Meadow Foxtail does not have fragrant flowers. Meadow Foxtail has allergic reactions like Asthma, conjunctivitis and Rhinitis and Prickly Lettuce has allergic reactions like Asthma, conjunctivitis and Rhinitis. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce

Season and care of Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce is important to know. While considering everything about Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Meadow Foxtail season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Prickly Lettuce season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Meadow Foxtail is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Prickly Lettuce is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Meadow Foxtail is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Prickly Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

  • Meadow Foxtail flower color: White

  • Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

  • Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow

  • Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Prickly Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Meadow Foxtail pruning is done Prune to control growth and Prickly Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Meadow Foxtail needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate. Whereas, in summer Prickly Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.