Valerianella | |
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Valerianella locusta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Subfamily: | Valerianoideae |
Genus: | Valerianella Mill. (1754) |
Species[1] | |
23; see text |
Valerianella is a genus of flowering plant in family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 23 species native to the Mediterranean Basin of southern Europe and North Africa, western and central Asia, Madeira and the Azores, and Ethiopia and Kenya.[1] Many species formerly placed in Valerianella, including those native to the Americas, have been moved to Valeriana.[2] Plants of Valerianella and Valeriana are sometimes known by the common name corn salad or cornsalad.