Goosefoot Cornsalad (Valerianella chenopodifolia)

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

Valerianella chenopodifolia is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). 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 moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - raw or cooked. — Young leaves - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Meadows, bottoms, fields and roadsides. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)