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Taxon:  Valeriana officinalis L. subsp. officinalis



Summary
Genus:
Valeriana
Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily:
Valerianoideae
Nomen number:
41085
Verified:
11/07/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Valeriana officinalis L. (0 active accession[s])
Valeriana officinalis L. subsp. sambucifolia (J. C. Mikan ex Pohl) Celak. (0 active accession[s])
Valeriana officinalis L. subsp. tenuifolia (Vahl) Schubl. & G. Martens (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Valeriana dageletiana Nakai ex F. Maek.
Valeriana officinalis L. var. latifolia Vahl
Valeriana stubendorfii Kreyer ex Kom.
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Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
  2. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  3. Fu, Y. C. et al. Flora intramongolica. 1977-
  4. Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu). 1977-1982
  5. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  7. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  8. Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
  9. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
  10. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
  11. Yen, Kun-Ying. Illustrated Chinese materia medica: crude drugs. 1980
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian FederationKarelia 
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Georgia
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation [Karelia]
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Germany, Poland
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway, Sweden
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Yen, Kun-Ying. Illustrated Chinese materia medica crude and prepared. 1994
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41085. Accessed 1 September 2025.


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