Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Keeled-fruited Cornsalad, Valerianella carinata, Ceathrú uain dhroimneach
Photographs: Kinsale Bridge, Co. Cork

Keeled-fruited Cornsalad
Valerianella carinata
Ceathrú uain dhroimneach
Family: Valerianaceae

Flowering: March-October. Introduced.

Many tiny bluish-white flowers, no calyx, 3 stamens and stigmas. Oblong fruit are longer than wide with a deep wide groove on one side. Slightly hairy or hairless plant with un-divided leaves on branched stems. 10-30cm

Frequent and sometimes locally abundant. Increasing on dry, disturbed ground, walls, pavements and in gardens but not found on arable land.

Similar: Cornsalad, Valerianella locusta

Keeled-fruited Cornsalad, Valerianella carinata, Ceathrú uain dhroimneach

Keeled-fruited Cornsalad, Valerianella carinata, Ceathrú uain dhroimneach
Keeled-fruited Cornsalad, Valerianella carinata, Ceathrú uain dhroimneach

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