Valerianella locusta

Valerianella locusta.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Valerianella locusta.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common name

corn salad, Lewiston cornsalad

Family

Valerianaceae

Authority

Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Conservation status

Not applicable

Similar taxa

V. locusta is easily distinguished by the greatly thickened back of the fertile loculus of the fruit.

Flower colours

White

Year naturalised

1855

Origin

Europe, N. Russia, N. Africa, Micronesia