Valeriana samolifolia
Bert.
Pink plectritis, Oregon corn salad
CaprifoliaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The small basal leaves are eaten in salads.
Where to Find It
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.
Argentina, Chile, North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 28 cm tall. The leaves are oblong.
Notes
Also put in the family Valerianaceae.
Names & 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)
