Photographs: Co. Wexford

Narrow-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella dentata Ceathrú uain chaol Family: Caprifoliaceae Flowering June - July. Annual. Introduced. Similar to Cornsalad, V. locusta but a taller, more erect plant. The pear-shaped fruits are not inflated, flat on one side, 2mm long x 1mm wide. Calyx with persistent teeth, one distinctly longer tooth. Very rare and decreasing with a few remaining sites on arable land mainly in central and south-east Ireland. Similar: Broad-fruited Cornsalad, Valerianella rimosa

Narrow-fruited Cornsalad, Valerianella dentata, Ceathrú uain chaol