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After harvest, lettuce lasts the longest when kept at 0 °C (32 °F) and 96 percent humidity. The high water content of lettuce (94.9 percent) creates problems when attempting to preserve the plant – it cannot be successfully frozen, canned or dried and must be eaten fresh. [ 34 ]
Lactuca perennis, common names: mountain lettuce, [2] blue lettuce or perennial lettuce, is a perennial herbaceous plant species belonging to the genus Lactuca of the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across most of central and southern Europe. [ 3 ]
In North American English it is known as "romaine" lettuce, and in British English the names "cos" lettuce and "romaine" lettuce are both used. [2] Many dictionaries trace the word cos to the name of the Greek island of Cos, from which the lettuce was presumably introduced. [3] Other authorities trace cos to the Arabic word for lettuce, khus ...
Despite its name, red leaf lettuce isn’t bright red. Its leaves are green at the center with a reddish-brown color toward their ends. Red leaf lettuce is tender like Boston lettuce, with a mild ...
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Lactuca dolichophylla, the long-leaved lettuce, is a species of wild lettuce found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Nepal, Xizang (Tibet), East Himalaya, south-central China, and Myanmar. [2] It prefers to grow in thickets at c.3200 m above sea level. [ 3 ]
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