1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Europe
Mexico, Central America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Reinikie, Dade, Pike, Suebelle and Golden
Climate
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Tropical Highlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
Light Green, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Light Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Winter, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Vegetative
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do not water frequently, Needs more water during establishment, Water during dry weather
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
Anti-carcinogenic effects, Colon Cancer
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LACTUCA serriola
CASIMIROA edulis
7.2 Common Name
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
White Sapote
7.2.1 In Hindi
Prickly Lettuce
White Sapote
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
laitue scariole
Sapote blanche
7.2.4 In Spanish
lechuga espinosa
White Sapote
7.2.5 In Greek
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
White Sapote
7.2.6 In Portuguese
alface espinhosa
White Sapote
7.2.7 In Polish
Kolczasta Sałata
White Sapote
7.2.8 In Latin
Opuntia Lactuca
White Sapote
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Applicable
8.10 Number of Species