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Valeriana officinalis L.
garden valerian

       
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Photo of Valeriana officinalis L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.
 
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Valeriana officinalis L.

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Distribution:
Valeriana officinalis L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

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)
 

Related Taxa:
Valeriana officinalis L.

View 4 genera in Valerianaceae, 16 species in Valeriana
 

Classification:
Valeriana officinalis L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Dipsacales
Family Valerianaceae – Valerian family
Genus Valeriana L. – valerian
Species Valeriana officinalis L. – garden valerian
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Valeriana officinalis L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
garden heliotrope              Potentially invasive, banned
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Valeriana officinalis L.

garden heliotrope
garden valerian

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Valeriana officinalis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Valeriana officinalis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35363.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Valeriana officinalis L.

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

 
 
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