Beaked Cornsalad
Scientific Name:Valerianella radiata
Common Name Synonyms: Lamb's Lettuce


NOTES: Winter annual, becoming 4-16 inches tall. Habitats include bottomland meadows, fields, roadsides, and other disturbed areas. Little or no floral scent. Young leaves edible as a salad green.

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Beaked Cornsalad
Genus species: Valerianella radiata
Common Names: Beaked Cornsalad
Lamb's Lettuce
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
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:White
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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