Valerianella olitoriaCorn Salad or Lamb's Lettuce |
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Names and Myths
Valerianella Diminutive of Valeriana, said by Linneaus to be in honor of Publius Aurelius Licinius Valerianus, Roman emperor 253-260
olitoria of the Kitchen Garden Corn Salad or Lamb's Lettuce |
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Natural history / FolkloreCultivated in Europe for salad, introduced from Europe. Now found along roadsides and in waste places.54 |
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DescriptionClusters of small white flowers with a circle of bracts below each cluster. |
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