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'''Corn salad''' (''Valerianella locusta'') is a small [[dicot]] [[annual plant]] of the family [[Valerianaceae]]. It is also called '''Lewiston cornsalad''', '''lamb's lettuce''', '''field salad''', '''mâche''', and '''rapunzel'''. | '''Corn salad''' (''Valerianella locusta'') is a small [[dicot]] [[annual plant]] of the family [[Valerianaceae]]. It is also called '''Lewiston cornsalad''', '''lamb's lettuce''', '''field salad''', '''mâche''', and '''rapunzel'''. | ||
| − | Corn salad grows in a low [[rosette (botany)|rosette]] with [[leaf shape|spatulate leaves]] up to 15. | + | Corn salad grows in a low [[rosette (botany)|rosette]] with [[leaf shape|spatulate leaves]] up to 15.2 cm long.<ref>[http://www.floridata.com/ref/v/vale_loc.cfm Floridata: ''Valerianella locusta'']</ref> It is a [[hardiness (plants)|hardy]] plant that grows to [[hardiness zone|zone 5]], and in mild climates it is grown as a winter [[leaf vegetable|green]]. In warm conditions it tends to [[bolting|bolt to seed]].<ref>[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Valerianella+locusta Plants for a Future: ''Valerianella locusta'']</ref> |
Corn salad grows wild in parts of [[Europe]], northern [[Africa]] and western [[Asia]].<ref>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?80009 United States Department of Agriculture: Germplasm Resources Information Network]</ref> In Europe and Asia it is a common weed in cultivated land and waste spaces. In [[North America]] it has escaped cultivation and become naturalized on both the eastern and western seaboards.<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VALO United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service: Plants profile for ''Valerianella locusta'']</ref> | Corn salad grows wild in parts of [[Europe]], northern [[Africa]] and western [[Asia]].<ref>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?80009 United States Department of Agriculture: Germplasm Resources Information Network]</ref> In Europe and Asia it is a common weed in cultivated land and waste spaces. In [[North America]] it has escaped cultivation and become naturalized on both the eastern and western seaboards.<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VALO United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service: Plants profile for ''Valerianella locusta'']</ref> | ||
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| Habit | herbaceous
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| Height: | ⇕ | 4 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4. to 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | annual |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| USDA Zones: | 5 to 9.5 |
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Corn salad (Valerianella locusta) is a small dicot annual plant of the family Valerianaceae. It is also called Lewiston cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, field salad, mâche, and rapunzel.
Corn salad grows in a low rosette with spatulate leaves up to 15.2 cm long.[1] It is a hardy plant that grows to zone 5, and in mild climates it is grown as a winter green. In warm conditions it tends to bolt to seed.[2]
Corn salad grows wild in parts of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia.[3] In Europe and Asia it is a common weed in cultivated land and waste spaces. In North America it has escaped cultivation and become naturalized on both the eastern and western seaboards.[4]
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