Common name:
Broad-fruited cornsalad
Family:
Scientific name:
Valerianella rimosa
Main flower color:
Range:
Scattered locations in south England
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Arable fields, old quarries, on calcareous soils
Flowers:
Five tiny white petals, and a green calyx divided to the base into five, narrow, equally-sized teeth, which have entire margins. Arranged in compound, flat-topped clusters
Fruit:
Green, hairless, egg-shaped capsules, inflated rather than flattened, with residual calyx at the apex
Leaves:
Opposite, narrowly lanceolate, sometimes with a few small lobes or teeth near the base
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
