Valerianella locusta
(Common Cornsalad)
Valerianella locusta, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 6050
Valerianella locusta, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 6036
Valerianella locusta, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 6044-2
Valerianella locusta, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 6039
Valerianella locusta, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 6044-1
Valerianella locusta, Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk Co. 6045
| Scientific Name | Valerianella locusta | USDA PLANTS Symbol | VALO |
| Common Name | Common Cornsalad, Lamb's Lettuce | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 35392 |
| Family | Valerianaceae (Valerian) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various types of moist soils in meadows, fields, lakeshores, riverbanks, roadsides and in other disturbed sites. Plant: Annual 4 to 16 inches tall with angled, forking, slightly hairy stems. Leaves: Blades are 3/8 to 2-3/4 inches long and 1/8 to 3/4-inch wide (upper are smaller), minutely hairy along margins and sometimes with short-haired surfaces; lower leaves are broadly oblanceolate or spatulate, may be petiolate and form a rosette; upper leaves are opposite, oblong and sessile, with entire margins or a few teeth near base. Inflorescence: Small compact cymes at stem tips 1/8 to 5/8-inch across subtended by spoon-shaped bracts about 2 mm across or less with hairy margins; the flower has a funnel-shaped corolla with 5 lobes that are white or light blue and about 2 mm long or less; sepals may or may not be present; 3 stamens and a 3-lobed stigma. Bloom Period: April to June. Fruit: Dry, yellowish nutlets 2 to 4 mm long. References: E-Flora BC, UW Burke Herbarium, Flora of Alabama, iNaturalist and SEINet. Note: Species is very rarely found in Texas according to authorities, but there have been a few reported on iNaturalist. |
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Texas Status: Introduced |
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