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Valerianella

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  • orange honeysuckle
    In Caprifoliaceae: Major genera and species

    …Valeriana (about 200 species) and Valerianella (80 species) are distributed in the Northern Hemisphere and in Andean South America. They are characterized by the rank odour of their stems and leaves when dried. Several species are important in traditional herbal medicine.

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  • Valerian (Valeriana salina)
    In Valerianoideae

    …Mediterranean species of the genus Valerianella, grown for their long undivided leaves that are used in salads and as pot herbs, are lamb’s lettuce (V. locusta) and Italian corn salad (V. eriocarpa). The genus has about 80 members, mostly Eurasian; a few are native or naturalized in North America.

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lamb's lettuce Lamb's lettuce (Valerianella locusta), an edible leaf vegetable.

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Also known as: Lewiston corn salad, Valerianella locusta, mâche
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lamb’s lettuce, (Valerianella locusta), weedy plant of the family Caprifoliaceae, native to southern Europe but widespread in grainfields in Europe and North America. It has been used locally as a salad green and as an herb with a nutty tangy flavour.

Italian corn salad, Valerianella eriocarpa, thrives in warmer areas. Both plants are hardier than regular lettuce.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Petruzzello.
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