Israel wildflowers: Crowned Corn Salad

Valerianella coronata, Crowned corn salad,
Hebrew: ולריינית עטורה, Arabic: سمنة مكللة


Scientific name:		Valerianella coronata (L.) DC.
Common name:		Crowned corn salad
Hebrew name:		ולריינית עטורה
Arabic name:		سمنة مكللة
Family:		Valerianaceae, ולריניים

_{Location: Jerusalem Mountains}


Life form:		Annual
Stems:		10-40 cm; pubescent
Leaves:		Opposite, entire, smooth
Flowers:		Dense globose terminal clusters; Lilach
Fruits / pods:		Achene, ovate (2 x 2.5 mm), with dense tufted hairs
Flowering Period:		March, April, May
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:		Euro-Siberian-Med-Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Valerianella coronata, Crowned corn salad, ולריינית עטורה

_{Location: Jerusalem Mountains}

Derivation of the botanical name:
Valerianella, Diminitive of Valeriana, from the resemblance to Valeriana of these herbs; valere, "to be healthy"
coronata, corona, κορωνη, wreath, garland, crown; crowned.
The Hebrew name: ולריינית, valerianit, from the European language.

The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
The standard author abbreviation DC. is used to indicate Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778 – 1841), a Swiss botanist.

Valerianella coronata, Corn salad,ולריינית עטורה

_{Location: Jerusalem Mountains}