Valeriana officinalis L.
(Common Valerian)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesValeriana officinalis (Common Valerian)
GenusValeriana (valerians)
FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE (honeysuckles, scabiouses and valerians)
OrderDIPSACALES (elder, honeysuckles, valerians, scabiouses and teasels)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Valeriana officinalis (Common Valerian) :
1: Valeriana officinalis (Common Valerian)
3 Jul 2008 OSGR: TA08 54° 10’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
along ditch
Image 1: Flowers - face view - close-upImage 2: Flowers - face view - close-up (2)Image 3: Flowers - side view - close-upImage 4: InflorescenceImage 5: Inflorescence (2)Image 6: Inflorescence - close-upImage 7: Inflorescence - close-up (2)Image 8: Inflorescence - close-up (3)Image 9: Inflorescence - close-up (4)Image 10: LeavesImage 11: Leaves (2)Image 12: Plants - in situImage 13: Plants - in situ (2)
2: Valeriana officinalis (Common Valerian)
17 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: LeafImage 2: Umbel - in bud - oblique view - close-upImage 3: Umbel - in bud - side view - close-upImage 4: Umbel - in bud - top view - close-up
3: Valeriana officinalis (Common Valerian)
28 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowers - side viewImage 2: Flowers - side view - close-upImage 3: Flowers - side view - close-up (2)Image 4: Flowers - top viewImage 5: Flowers - top view - close-upImage 6: LeafImage 7: LeavesImage 8: Stem leavesImage 9: Flowers - top view - enlarged
4: Valeriana officinalis (Common Valerian)
20 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flower buds, unripe and ripe fruitsImage 2: Flowers and unripe fruitsImage 3: Flower, unripe and ripe fruitsImage 4: InflorescenceImage 5: Ripe fruits
5: Valeriana officinalis (Common Valerian)
25 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Flowers - enlargedImage 3: Flowers - enlarged (2)

Valeriana officinalis (Common Valerian) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Valeriana officinalis (Common Valerian)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 31 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Valeriana officinalis (Common Valerian)
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