European Corn Salad

Scientific Name:   Valerianella locusta


Cultivated edible with nutty flavor and soft texture. Flowers light blue-violet. Native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia.

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European Corn Salad


Genus species: Valerianella locusta
Common Name: European Corn Salad
Family Name: Valerianaceae  
Annual, biennial, or perennial herbs; leaves opposite; flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular or regular, in terminal cymes; fruit a dry nutlet.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:White Violet/Blue
Identified by:M. Becus
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