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Valeriana officinalis L., 1753

Common names

  • 🇬🇧 Common Valerian
  • 🇫🇷 Valériane officinale

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Clade: Tracheophytes
  • Clade: Angiosperms
  • Clade: Eudicots
  • Clade: Superasterids
  • Clade: Asterids
  • Clade: Campanulids
  • Order: Dipsacales
  • Family: Caprifoliaceae
  • Subfamily: Valerianoideae
  • Genus: Valeriana
  • Species: Valeriana officinalis

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

  • Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
  • Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

  • subsp. nemorensis (B.Turk) F.Martini & Soldano, 2014;
  • subsp. officinalis
    • var. officinalis L., 1753, P;
    • var. tenuifolia Vahl, 1805, P.

Hybridizes with V. dioica L., 1753 to produce V. × gesneri Brügger, 1880, P.

Photographs

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Valeriana officinalis
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Valeriana officinalis
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Valeriana officinalis
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Valeriana officinalis
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Valeriana officinalis - Cauline leaf

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