Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr., 1821

Common names

🇬🇧 Common Cornsalad
🇫🇷 Valerianelle potagère, Mâche doucette, Mâche, Doucette

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Campanulids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Valerianoideae
Genus: Valeriana
Species: Valerianella locusta

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

V. locusta subsp. locusta (L.) Laterr., 1821, P;
V. locusta subsp. lusitanica (Pau ex Font Quer) Laínz, 1962.

Photographs

img/valerianella-locusta.webp — Valerianella locusta

img/valerianella-locusta-4.webp — Valerianella locusta

img/valerianella-locusta-2.webp — Valerianella locusta

img/valerianella-locusta-3.webp — Valerianella locusta

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 625). Biotope.