Valerianella locusta
Common names
corn salad, Lewiston cornsalad
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
White
Similar taxa
V. locusta is easily distinguished by the greatly thickened back of the fertile loculus of the fruit.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Ecology
Year naturalised
1855
Origin
Europe, N. Russia, N. Africa, Micronesia