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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Aquatics

Origin

Egypt
Australia

Types

Lactuca sativa
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Number of Varieties

101
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99997-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-6

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
21,22

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm250.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm610.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

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Light Green, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Summer

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Light Green, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Fall

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Light Green, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Round

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

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Very Fast

Type of Soil

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Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

-
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
In Water

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Spores

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Keep immersed in water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

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Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
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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

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Frogs

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Seeds, Spores

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Decoration Purposes, Starch

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable
Container, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa
MARSILEA mutica

Common Name

Lettuce
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort

In Hindi

सलाद
Pepperwort

In German

Salat
Pepperwort

In French

Salade
Pepperwort

In Spanish

Lechuga
Pepperwort

In Greek

Μαρούλι
Pepperwort

In Portuguese

Alface
Pepperwort

In Polish

Sałata
Pepperwort

In Latin

lactuca
Pepperwort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Charophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida

Order

Asterales
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Family

Asteraceae
Marsileaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Marsilea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cichorieae
Lapidieae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

10065
1 27800
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Difference Between Lettuce and Pepperwort

If you are confused whether Lettuce or Pepperwort are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Lettuce and Pepperwort Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Lettuce are 10-10-10 and All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Pepperwort fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Lettuce and Pepperwort if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Lettuce and Pepperwort

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lettuce and Pepperwort. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lettuce and Pepperwort as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Lettuce is Fiber, Insomnia and Rich in protein whereas of Pepperwort is . Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems while Pepperwort has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Pepperwort

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Lettuce vs Pepperwort and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Lettuce are Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips whereas of Pepperwort have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Lettuce has no showy fruits and Pepperwort has no showy fruits. Also Lettuce is not flowering and Pepperwort is not flowering . You can compare Lettuce and Pepperwort facts and facts of other plants too.