Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Valerianella amarella
Valerianella amarella (Lindh. ex Engelm.) Krok
Hairy Cornsalad
Valerianaceae (Valerian Family)
USDA Symbol: VAAM2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Valerianella amarella
Corn Salad
Valerinaceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes, TXLatitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Prolific annual at bottom of west facing hill with very poor soil, stoney and rocky with very little dirt or humus.
Description: Stiffly erect, to 30 cm tall. Has a dichotomous branching habit, dividing into symnmetridal pairs of branches. Near base, leaves are obovate to spatulate, becoming oblong. Infloresence an aggregation of cyme-like clusters. Flowers white.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Mar 22, 1995
Specimen number: 153
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1017
Accession Date: Mar 28, 1995
Accession Number: 81
Annotations: SCXRB (In flower)