NameThatPlant.net: Valerianella umbilicata

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Valerianella umbilicata FAMILY Valerianaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Navel Cornsalad at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Valerianella umbilicata FAMILY Valerianaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 175-01-003:

Valerianella umbilicata FAMILY Valerianaceae

COMMON NAME:
Navel Cornsalad

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Valerianella umbilicata FAMILY Valerianaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Valerianella umbilicata FAMILY Valerianaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 175-01-003:
Valerianella umbilicata FAMILY Valerianaceae

3366

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Moist forests, bottomlands, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Calyx lobes minute or obsolete
5-lobed funnelform corolla
3 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet

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