Valerianella Radiata

Scientific Name: Valerianella radiata

Common Name: beaked cornsalad

Symbol: VARA

Category: Dicot

Genus: Valerianella

Family: Valerianaceae

Family Common Name: Valerian family

Order: Dipsacales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Annual

Growth Habit: Forb/herb

Native Status: L48 (N)

Edible: unknown

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Scientific Name: Valerianella radiata

Common Name(s): beaked cornsalad

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: leaf

your_comforting_company 4 Apr, 2010	Erect dichotomously branched annual. lightly pubescent, often ridged or angled. Leaves spatulate and entire, pubescent. 5 petaled flowers, with 5 stamens aligned alternately from petals, occurring in square paired cymes, subtended by 2 opposite bracts. Pistil elongates into a "beak"
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your_comforting_company 4 Apr, 2010	young leaves are edible as a salad green or potherb. due to it's low growing nature, it is recommended to wash before eating. Gather the young leaves before flowers appear for best taste. similar taste to portulaca.
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