Plant Index
Valeriana officinalis
Valeriana officinalis L.
valerian, common valerian, garden valerian, garden-heliotrope
Image ID: 90111
Image by: Erik Danielsen
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: VAOFSCIENTIFIC NAME: Valeriana officinalis
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-10-03
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: VALERGENUS SCIENTIFIC: Valeriana
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Valerian
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 200 species, herbs and shrubs, of temperate North America and Eurasia, s. Africa, and Andean South America.
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FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: VALERIFAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Valerianaceae
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FAMILY COMMON: Valerian Family
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COMMENTS: This herbaceous perennial grows up to five feet tall with sweet-scented, white to pink flowers from May to August.
HEIGHT: 3-5 ft.
DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb
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NATIVE RANGE: Europe & Asia
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Cultural Notes: Valerian is a well-known herbal antispasmodic, calmative, and sedative when agitation is present but also a stimulant in fatigue. It is antibacterial, antidiuretic, and liver-protective. The root has an intoxicating effect on cats. It is fabled that the Pied Piper used the roots of this plant to lure the rats of Hamelin due to its affect on both rats and cats.
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GRIM COLLECTIONS
| Coll_id | Project | Collection date | Collector | Action |
| 2003 | HORT | 2020-01-01 | Wenck | View |
GRIM ACCESSIONS
| acc_id | acc_num | acc_dt | coll_id | Action |
| 1434 | 1986-1214 | View | ||
| 7983 | 2003-0035 | 2003-08-12 | View | |
| 8239 | 2004-0264 | 2006-05-19 | View | |
| 9287 | 2020-0019 | 2020-06-26 | 2003 | View |
GRIM PLANTINGS
| plt_num | acc_id | loc_num | pers_num | inst_dt | Action |
| 2510 | 1434 | 85 | NCBG staff | 0000-00-00 | View |
| 2511 | 1434 | 86 | NCBG staff | 0000-00-00 | View |
| 2512 | 1434 | 89 | NCBG staff | 0000-00-00 | View |
| 2513 | 1434 | 96 | NCBG staff | 0000-00-00 | View |
| 11227 | 7983 | 88 | NCBG staff | 2003-05-15 | View |
| 11228 | 7983 | 90 | NCBG staff | 1967-12-31 | View |
| 11514 | 8239 | 85 | NCBG staff | 1967-01-01 | View |
| 12419 | 9287 | 86 | Briggs | 2020-05-05 | View |
USDA PLANTS DATABASE
USDA Symbol: VAOFUSDA Common Name: Garden Valerian
Native Status: L48 (I), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Valeriana officinalisCOMMON NAME: Garden-heliotrope
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, G, K, Pa]
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HABITAT: Cultivated and rarely escaped; native of Europe.
COMMENTS: Sometimes cultivated in our area; it may escape or persist. May-Aug.
RANGE MAP: Valeriana officinalis.png
Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Valerianaceae (Valerian Family)
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ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Valeriana L. (Valerian)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 200 species, herbs and shrubs, of temperate North America and Eurasia, s. Africa, and Andean South America.
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HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Valeriana officinalis in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)UNC SERNEC: Find Valeriana officinalis in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
WEB RESOURCES
USDA: Find Valeriana officinalis in USDA PlantsNPIN: Find Valeriana officinalis in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Valeriana officinalis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Valeriana officinalis
IMAGE USE RECORDS
ID IMAGE: 90111 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)ID IMAGE1: 0 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)
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