Lettuces are said to 'bolt' when they grow a central stem which then bears flowers.
Flower bud
They help is grow,without stems it would not grow. The parts are a very important part of a flower. A flower would not be a flower without the parts.
roots
Flower bud
the ovary
The part of the flower that makes eggs that grow into seeds is the... PISTIL.
in the flowers that grow when the plant grows tall and leggy and "goes to seed" You never get to see them. The plant is always harvested before it ‘bolts’, during which phase it puts forth dandelion-like flower heads.
NO! you will kill the lettuce.
No, lettuce is a seed vegetable.
lettuce
No, lettuce does not typically flower during its growth cycle. It is usually harvested before it reaches the flowering stage.
No, lettuce grows above the ground. Lettuce needs light to grow.