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Valerian
Centranthus
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.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Red Valerian
speciesCentranthus ruber
Annual Valerian
speciesCentranthus calcitrapae
Centranthus lecoqii
speciesCentranthus lecoqii
Pretty Betsy
speciesCentranthus macrosiphon
Narrow-leaved Valerian
speciesCentranthus angustifolius
Long-flowered Spur-valerian
speciesCentranthus longiflorus
Centranthus nevadensis
speciesCentranthus nevadensis
Centranthus trinervis
speciesCentranthus trinervis
Centranthus × aurigeranus
hybridCentranthus × aurigeranus
Centranthus amazonum
speciesCentranthus amazonum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57286.