Valerianella
Sign in to saveValerianella 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. Many species formerly placed in Valerianella, including those native to the Americas, have been moved to Valeriana. Plants of Valerianella and Valeriana are sometimes known by the common name corn salad or cornsalad.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderDipsacales
- FamilyCaprifoliaceae
Native toAlgeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iran
General: Valerianella (from Valeriana, q.v. and -ella, diminutive
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Research
63 papers- Molecular Systematics of Valerianella Mill. (Caprifoliaceae): Challenging the Taxonomic Value of Genetically Controlled Carpological Traits.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Optimizing Valerianella locusta L. Growth and Metabolism by Combining Red and Blue LED Light: Insights into Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, and Nutraceutical Value.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Effects of NaCl and CaCl(2) as Eustress Factors on Growth, Yield, and Mineral Composition of Hydroponically Grown Valerianella locusta.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Yield and nutritional quality of soil-cultivated crisphead lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata) and corn salad (Valerianella spp.) harvested at different growing periods.Food science & nutrition · 2023
- Factors Required for Adhesion of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium to Corn Salad (Valerianella locusta).Applied and environmental microbiology · 2020
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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. Many species formerly placed in Valerianella, including those native to the Americas, have been moved to Valeriana. Plants of Valerianella and Valeriana are sometimes known by the common name corn salad or cornsalad.
==Species== 23 species are accepted. Valerianella abyssinica Valerianella adylovii M.N.Abdull. Valerianella amblyotis Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Hohen. Valerianella antilibanotica Rech.f. Valerianella balansae V.A.Matthews Valerianella chlorodonta Coss. & Durieu Valerianella chlorostephana Boiss. & Balansa Valerianella corniculata C.A.Mey. Valerianella deserticola Hadac Valerianella falconida Shvedtsch. Valerianella glomerata Boiss. & Balansa Valerianella kulabensis Lipsky ex Lincz. Valerianella leptocarpa Pomel Valerianella multidentata Loscos & J.Pardo Valerianella orientalis (Schltdl.) Boiss. & Balansa Valerianella ovczinnikovii Sharipova Valerianella petrovichii Asch. Valerianella platycarpa Trautv. Valerianella pomelii Batt. Valerianella stenocarpa (Engelm. ex Gray) Krok Valerianella stephanodon Coss. & Durieu Valerianella triceras Bornm. Valerianella turcica Valerianella varzobica Sharipova Valerianella × zoltanii Borbás (unplaced)