[The Valerian Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Corn-salads of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Valerianella

European Corn-salad, Lamb's-lettuce: Valerianella locusta (Synonym: Valerianella olitoria)

A close-up of the inflorescence of European corn-salad as seen at the point where Rd 6000 crosses the bridge across Hell Roaring Ditch on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams at an elevation of 3030'...........May 14, 2005.

Keeled Corn-salad: Valerianella carinata -

Blue-flowered Corn-salad, European Corn-salad, Lamb's-lettuce, Lewiston Cornsalad: Valerianella locusta (Synonym: Valerianella olitoria) - Annual with dichotomously branched, weak stems. Flowers pink or blue in small heads or cymes with subtending, linear bracts. Corollas small, up to 2 mm long.

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