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lamb's lettuce Lamb's lettuce (Valerianella locusta), an edible leaf vegetable.

lamb’s lettuce

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Also known as: Lewiston corn salad, Valerianella locusta, mâche(Show More)
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lamb’s lettuce, (Valerianella locusta), weedy plant of the family Caprifoliaceae, native to southern Europe but widespread in grainfields in Europe and North America. It has been used locally as a salad green and as an herb with a nutty tangy flavour.

Also called:
Lewiston corn salad or mâche
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Valerianella
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Italian corn salad, Valerianella eriocarpa, thrives in warmer areas. Both plants are hardier than regular lettuce.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Petruzzello.