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Caprifoliaceae

Lewiston cornsalad

Valeriana locusta L.

Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Valeriana

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Lewiston cornsalad: Valerianella locusta - Flowers and leaves, in the gap of a wall.
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (34)
Arabic
خس نعجة, خس النعجة, سمنة, ناردين
Basque
Ardi-mihi
Catalan
Herba dels canonges
Chinese
歧缬草, 羊莴苣, 羊萵苣, 莴苣歧缬草, 莴苣缬草, 萵苣纈草, 野苣, 野苣菜
Croatian
Matovilac
Czech
Kozlíček polníček, Kozlíček polní, Polníček
Dutch
Veldsla, Gewone veldsla
English
Lewiston cornsalad, Corn salad, Field salad, Lamb’s lettuce, Feldsalat, Fetticus, Lamb's lettuce, Mâche
Estonian
Põldkännak
Finnish
Rantavuonankaali, Vuonankaali
French
Mâche, Salade de Blé, Blanchette, Boursette, Clairette, Doucette, Oreillette, Rampon
Galician
Herba dos cóengos
German
Ackersalat, Gewöhnlicher Feldsalat, Gewöhnliches Rapünzchen, Lämmli, Mausohrsalat, Nüsslersalat, Nüsslisalat, Rapunzel
hsb
Prawa rjaponka, Solotwička
Hungarian
Galambbegy, Madársaláta, Mezeisaláta, Salátagalambbegy
io
Valerianelo
Irish
Ceathrú uain
Italian
Gallinella, Dolcetta, Formentino, Insalata Valeriana, Serzetto, Songino
Japanese
ノヂシャ, ラムズレタス
Lithuanian
Salade de Blé
Norwegian Bokmål
Vårsalat
Occitan
Doceta
Polish
Roszponka Warzywna, Roszpunka Jadalna, Rapunkuł, Roszpunka warzywna
Portuguese
Alface-da-terra, Alface-de-coelho, Alface-de-cordeiro, Canónigos, Canônigos
Russian
Валерианелла колосковая, Валерианелла огородная, Валерьяница, Валерянелла, Полевой салат
Serbian
Matilovac, Матиловац, Матовилац
Slovak
Valeriánka poľná
Slovenian
Navadni motovilec
Spanish
Alfaces, Dulceta, Yerba de los canónigos, Yerba del canónigo, Canónigo, Canónigos, Hierba de los canónigos, Lechuga de cordero
Swedish
Machésallad, Machésallat, Vårklynne, Vårsallat, Salade de Blé
vec
Galinele, Galinèla, Gałinełe, Molesin
vls
Kôornsaloa
Walloon
Doûcete, Oraye-di-live
Welsh
Gwylaeth yr oen

Synonyms

  • Fedia caerulea Aitkin ex Eaton & Wright
  • Fedia ecalyculata Stokes
  • Fedia locusta (L.) Rchb.
  • Fedia olitaria (L.) Vahl
  • Fedia olitcria (L.) Mirb.
  • Fedia paniculata Colla
  • Fedia striata Steven
  • Locusta communis Delarbre
  • Masema olitorium (L.) Dulac
  • Valeriana locusta var. olitoria L.
  • Valeriana olitoria (L.) Willd.
  • Valerianella caerulea Eaton & Wright
  • Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.
  • Valerianella locusta (L.) Betcke
  • Valerianella lusitanica Pau ex Font Quer
  • Valerianella olitoria (L.) Pollich
  • Valerianella pusilla Miégev.
  • Valerianella rhombicarpa Aiken ex Torr. & A.Gray
  • Valerianella striata Steven

Flowers

In flower
April to May (from 563 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.