Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Egypt
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada
Types
Lactuca sativa
Ash leaves maple, Acer negundo califormicum tehachapi, Acer negundo Flamingo
Number of Varieties
103
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests, Shores of rivers or lakes, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-3
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm2,438.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm1,524.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Yellow green, Dark Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Broadly Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune every year, Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Aphids, Birds, Squirrels
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Asthma, Runny nose, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bonsai
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Antidote, Antiemetic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Edible syrup, Used as essential oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
ACER negundo
Common Name
Lettuce
Ash-Leaved Maple, Boxelder
In Hindi
सलाद
Boxelder tree
In German
Salat
Boxelder Baum
In French
Salade
arbre boxelder
In Spanish
Lechuga
árbol boxelder
In Greek
Μαρούλι
κουφοξυλιά δέντρο
In Portuguese
Alface
árvore Boxelder
In Polish
Sałata
Boxelder drzewo
In Latin
lactuca
Boxelder ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Sapindales
Family
Asteraceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Lactuca
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cichorieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10015
1
27800
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