Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Broad-fruited Cornsalad, Valerianella rimosa, Ceathrú uain leathan
Photographs: Co. Wexford

Broad-fruited Cornsalad
Valerianella rimosa
Ceathrú uain leathan
Family: Valerinaceae

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
Broad-fruited Cornsalad, Valerianella rimosa, Ceathrú uain leathan

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