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Valeriana
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Valeriana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae, members of which may be commonly known as valerians. It contains many species, including the garden valerian, Valeriana officinalis. Valeriana has centers of diversity in Eurasia and South America (especially in the Andes), and is represented by native species on all continents except Antarctica.
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Valeriana is a genus within the plant kingdom, classified under the phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Dipsacales. It belongs to the family Caprifoliaceae. The scientific name is Valeriana L., with the canonical name Valeriana.
Records for this genus are held by several institutions, including the University of Alberta Museums, UACH, INECOL, FCB-BUAP, and SJNM. These records document occurrences in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Belice, and Brazil.
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Species
Valeriana
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderDipsacales
- FamilyCaprifoliaceae
General: Valeriana (based on the personal name Valerianus via Old Fr
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,826
- With media
- 1,298
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, UACH, INECOL, FCB-BUAP, SJNM, IIB-UV
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Mexico, Belice, Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview
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Valeriana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae, members of which may be commonly known as valerians. It contains many species, including the garden valerian, Valeriana officinalis. Valeriana has centers of diversity in Eurasia and South America (especially in the Andes), and is represented by native species on all continents except Antarctica.
Some species have been introduced to parts of the world outside their native range, including Valeriana rubra in the western United States and Valeriana macrosiphon in Western Australia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Valeriana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.