Common name:
Narrow-fruited cornsalad
Family:
Scientific name:
Valerianella dentata
Main flower color:
Range:
South and southeast England
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Arable fields, usually on calcareous soils
Flowers:
White to pale lilac; a short, tubular corolla with five lobes similar in length to the tube. In forked clusters, usually of two main branches, each also branched twice
Fruit:
Ovate capsules, flat or slightly concave on one side, rounded on the other
Leaves:
Opposite, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate, often with one or two pairs of teeth near the base
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
