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Valerianella carinata - Loisel.

Common Name Keeled-Fruited Cornsalad, European cornsalad
Family Valerianaceae
USDA hardiness Coming soon
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Arable land, banks, old walls and rocky outcrops[17].
Range Central and southern Europe, including Britain, to N. Africa and the Caucasus.
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Weed Potential No
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Well drained soil Moist Soil Full sun
Valerianella carinata Keeled-Fruited Cornsalad, European cornsalad


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Valerianella carinata Keeled-Fruited Cornsalad, European cornsalad
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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Valerianella carinata is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).
It is not frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

 Cultivated Beds; East Wall. In. South Wall. In. West Wall. In.

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:

Young leaves - raw[105].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

An easily grown plant, it prefers a fairly rich light soil[1].

References   Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information

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Plant Propagation

Seed - in order to obtain a continuous supply of salad leaves, it is best to sow the seed successionally from early spring to late summer in situ. A late summer sowing might also succeed, and this would supply edible leaves in the winter.

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Idaho, Washington, California) EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Moldova, Ukraine, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, France AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Valerianella locustaCorn Salad, Lewiston cornsaladAnnual0.3 4-8  LMHNDM40 
Valerianella radiataBeaked CornsaladAnnual0.6 0-0  LMHNDM200

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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Expert comment

Author

Loisel.

Botanical References

1750

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