Keeled-Fruited Cornsalad (Valerianella carinata)

Family: Valerianaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Valerianella carinata is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is not frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - raw. — Young leaves - raw.

Habitat & North American Range

Arable land, banks, old walls and rocky outcrops. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)