Hairy-fruited Cornsalad - Valerianella eriocarpa
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Hairy-fruited Cornsalad - Valerianella eriocarpa | dylan | Gaston Lane | 11 Apr 2023, 12:49 p.m. | 10 Apr 2023, 7:03 p.m. | |
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Hairy-fruited Cornsalad - Valerianella eriocarpa | dylan | Gaston Lane | 11 Apr 2023, 12:49 p.m. | 10 Apr 2023, 7:03 p.m. | |
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Hairy-fruited Cornsalad - Valerianella eriocarpa | dylan | Gaston Lane | 11 Apr 2023, 12:49 p.m. | 10 Apr 2023, 7:03 p.m. |
Species Description
Stace 4:
Valerianella eriocarpa Desv. - Hairy-fruited Cornsalad.
Stems erect, to 15(40)cm; inflorescences compact; calyx 0.7-1.3mm, with a very short tube and usually 6 unequal teeth fruit similar to that of V. dentata; (2n=14, 16). Probably native; banks, grassland and rough ground; very scattered in extreme South England, Caernarvonshire and Channel Islands, probably decreasing; South Europe.
Key:
- Calyx in fruit distinct, about 1/4 to nearly as long as rest of fruit
- Calyx in fruit with short tube, with usually 6 teeth, >2/3 as long as rest of fruit, nearly as wide as fruit