Valerianella nuttallii

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Nuttall's cornsalad
Valerianella nuttallii.jpg
Status TNC G2.svg
Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Valerianella
Species:
V. nuttallii
Binomial name
Valerianella nuttallii
(Torr. & A. Gray) Walp. [2]

Valerianella nuttallii, or Nuttall's cornsalad, is a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae which can be found growing within the United States in areas of Oklahoma and Arkansas. [3]

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<i>Mimosa nuttallii</i> Species of plant

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<i>Calochortus nuttallii</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Valerianella</i> Genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae

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Tiquilia nuttallii

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<i>Leptosiphon nuttallii</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon nuttallii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Nuttall's linanthus.

<i>Viola nuttallii</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Toxicoscordion nuttallii</i> Species of plant

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References

  1. "Valerianella nuttallii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  2. "PLANTS Profile for Valerianella nuttallii (Nuttall's cornsalad)". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  3. "Valerianella nuttallii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA . Retrieved 23 September 2018.