Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr., 1821

🇬🇧 Common Cornsalad

🇫🇷 Doucette, Mâche, Mâche doucette, Valerianelle potagère

Taxonomy

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

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Included into the Valeriana genus by POWO. A recent phylogenetic study support keeping this taxon in a separate Valerianella genus (De Castro et al., 2025).

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

De Castro, O., Menale, B., Piazza, C., Bacchetta, G., & Del Guacchio, E. (2025). Can we rescue Centranthus (Caprifoliaceae: Valerianoideae) from the Valeriana sea?. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 209(4), 345-358. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaf019
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 625). Biotope.