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Valerianella locusta
Also called Lewiston cornsalad, Corn salad, Field salad, Lamb’s lettuce, Common Cornsalad, Lamb's Lettuce, Cornsalad
Valerianella locusta, known as corn salad, lamb's lettuce or mâche, is a small annual rosette plant in the honeysuckle family, grown mainly as a cold-season salad green. It thrives in cool weather and should be harvested before it bolts to flower.
Valeriana locusta, commonly called mâche, cornsalad, or lamb's lettuce, is a small, herbaceous, annual flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It is native to Europe, western Asia and north Africa, where it is eaten as a leaf vegetable.
Cornsalad grows wild in parts of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. 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.
Cornsalad has a characteristic nutty flavour, dark green colour, and soft texture, and is popularly served as salad greens.
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