Photographs: Co. Wexford

Broad-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella rimosa Ceathrú uain leathan Family: Caprifoliaceae Flowering June-July. Annual. Introduced. Similar to Cornsalad, V. locusta but taller, more erect and the flowers with longer stalks. The calyx teeth are short and entire. Fruit are smooth, un-grooved and broadly egg-shaped. Height 15-40cm. Very rare and declining with most of the few remaining Irish sites on the edge of arable land in the south-east Similar: Narrow-fruited Cornsalad, Valerianella dentata

Broad-fruited Cornsalad, Valerianella rimosa, Ceathrú uain leathan