Corn salad (Valerianella locusta) is a small annual plant that is eaten as a leaf vegetable. It has a characteristic nutty flavor, dark green color, and soft texture, and is popularly served assalad greens. Corn salad grows in a low rosette with spatulate leaves up to 15 cm long. The flowers have a bluish-white corolla of five fused petals, 1.5 to 2 mm long and wide.

Corn salad grows wild in parts of Europe, especially in mediterranean region. In Europe and Asia it is a common weed in cultivated land and waste spaces. Like other formerly foraged greens, corn salad has many nutrients, including vitamin C, beta-carotene, iron, and potassium. It is best if gathered before flowers appear.

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