Valeriana dentata(L.) All.

narrowfruit cornsalad

WFO wfo-0000426844 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 5 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 5 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Valeriana dentata, photographed by carnifex
fig. a carnifex, CC BY 4.0 / 2018-05-14 / obs. 18244094
Valeriana dentata, photographed by Brian Finzel
fig. b Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 342786679
Valeriana dentata, photographed by Vladimír Fuka
fig. c Vladimír Fuka, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 167963615
Valeriana dentata, photographed by Brian Finzel
fig. d Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 342786658
Valeriana dentata, photographed by Vladimír Fuka
fig. e Vladimír Fuka, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 167963674
Valeriana dentata, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. f Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 132839259
Valeriana dentata, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. g Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 132839242
Valeriana dentata, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. h Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 79006548

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Native range 41 botanical countries

Regions where Valeriana dentata is native: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaMoroccoTunisiaEast Aegean Is.IranIraqLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKrymNetherlandsNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine BalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Valeriana dentata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
East Aegean Is. EAI ASIA-TEMPERATE
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Pakistan PAK ASIA-TROPICAL
West Himalaya WHM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 19 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Fedia dasycarpa Steven
  • Fedia dentata (L.) Bernh.
  • Fedia microcarpa Rchb.
  • Fedia mixta Vahl
  • Fedia morisonii Spreng.
  • Fedia rugulosa Hornem.
  • Masema dentatum (L.) Dulac
  • Odontocarpa dentata (L.) Raf.
  • Valeriana locusta var. dentata L.
  • Valerianella dasycarpa (Steven) Link
  • Valerianella dentata (L.) Pollich
  • Valerianella dentata f. leiosperma (Wallr.) Kojić
  • Valerianella dentata subsp. eriosperma (Wallr.) Holub
  • Valerianella godayana Fanlo
  • Valerianella hispidiuscula Mérat
  • Valerianella lingulata C.Presl
  • Valerianella morisonii (Spreng.) DC.
  • Valerianella otodonta Pomel
  • Valerianella pubescens Mérat

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. USDA PLANTS Database. common name, checklist symbol VADE3. public domain. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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