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Valeriana dentata

Valerianella dentata

Also called Narrowfruit cornsalad, Narrow-fruited cornsalad, Smooth Fruited Cornsalad, Narrow Fruit Cornsalad

Valeriana dentata
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0

Valeriana dentata (also called narrowfruit cornsalad) is a small annual wild herb from North Africa, Europe and parts of western and central Asia, related to lamb's lettuce. It is rarely grown as a garden plant, so care notes below are general guidance for a cool-season annual.

Family
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist while seedlings establish, then water when the top layer dries.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam or garden soil.
Temperature
10–20 °C; tolerates light frost but protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Easy

About

Valeriana dentata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Caprifoliaceae. It is an annual native to North Africa, Europe, and parts of western and central Asia east to the western Himalayas.

Other Valerianella plants

Nuttall's Cornsalad · Wood's Cornsalad · Beaked Cornsalad · Valeriana extincta · Valeriana eriocarpa · Valeriana locusta · Valeriana ozarkana · Valeriana arkansana · Narrowcell cornsalad · Valeriana vesicaria · Cornsalad

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Valeriana dentata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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