Centranthus ruber (L.) DC., 1805

Common names

🇬🇧 Red Valerian
🇫🇷 Centranthe rouge, Valériane rouge, Lilas d’Espagne

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Campanulids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Valerianoideae
Genus: Centranthus
Species: Centranthus ruber

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

C. ruber subsp. ruber (L.) DC., 1805, P;
C. ruber subsp. sibthorpii (Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss.) Hayek, 1830.

Hybridizes with:

C. angustifolius (Mill.) DC., 1805 to produce C. × gillotii Giraudias, 1890, P (het. syn. C. × intermedius Rapin, 1862);
C. lecoqii Jord., 1852 to produce C. × aurigeranus Giraudias, 1890, P.

Photographs

img/centranthus-ruber.webp — Centranthus ruber

img/centranthus-ruber-2.webp — Centranthus ruber

img/centranthus-ruber-3.webp — Centranthus ruber - Flower buds

img/centranthus-ruber-4.webp — Centranthus ruber - Leaves

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 616). Biotope.