Valeriana samolifolia
Bert.
Pink plectritis, Oregon corn salad
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Description
A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 28 cm tall. The leaves are oblong.
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Edible Uses
The small basal leaves are eaten in salads.
Traditional Uses
The small basal leaves are eaten in salads.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows between 500-1,000 m above sea level. In California it grows in partly shady places.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Chile, North America, USA,
Notes
Also put in the family Valerianaceae.
Synonyms
Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC.
References (2)
- Anderson, M. K., 2012, Edible Seeds and Grains of California Tribes and the Klamath Tribe of Oregon in the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology Collections, University of California, Berkeley. USDA p 70 (As Plectritis congesta)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 243 (As Plectritis congesta)
