Corn salad
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| Valerianella locusta L. |
Corn salad (Valerianella locusta) is a small plant of the family Valerianaceae which grows in a low rosette and in mild climates is used as a winter green, especially in salads.
In warm and dry conditions it tends to bolt to seed. It is also called Lewiston cornsalad, mache, mâche, lamb's lettuce, field salad, and rapunzel.
