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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