Lactuca Sativa is the Latin name for which common vegetable?
Lettuce production in China and consumed within the country. The common types of lettuce grown are the Butterhead ("Lactuca sativa var. capitata"), the Crisphead ("Lactuca sativa var. capitata"), the Looseleaf ("Lactuca sativa var. crispa"), the Romaine ("Lactuca sativa var. longifolia"), and the Celtuce. Celtuce is grown widely in the country and its stems are prepared as a cooked vegetable. Celtuce ("Lactuca sativa var. angustana)", an endemic plant of China, is also called stem lettuce. The name is derived from two words “celery” and “lettuce.” It is succulent, has thick stem and tender leaves. The plant grows to a height of 10 to 12 inches
Eruca sativa Eruca sativa Arugula or rocket ("Eruca sativa"; syns. "E. vesicaria" subsp. "sativa" (Miller) Thell., "Brassica eruca" L.) is an edible annual plant in the family Brassicaceae used as a leaf vegetable for its fresh peppery flavor. Other common names include garden rocket, (British, Australian, South African, Irish and New Zealand English), and eruca. Some additional names are "rocket salad", "rucola", "rucoli", "rugula", "colewort", and "roquette". "Eruca sativa", which is widely popular as a salad vegetable, is a species of "Eruca" native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal in the west to Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey in the east.