These True Facts Sound Incredibly Fake

Lettuce Flowers

Lettuce is of the Lactuca genus, which is a member of the Asteraceae family, making it in the same realm as sunflowers! Though you might not think the beautiful and tall flower has anything in common with the short veggie, and you would be right. Aside from their shared family and genus, these two plants have almost nothing in common.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.