Valeriana officinalis
A species in the Caprifoliaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Dipsacales
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Valeriana
- Species
- Valeriana officinalis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Valeriana officinalis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
37 synonyms in this snapshot
- Valeriana alternifoliaName author: Bunge
- Valeriana alternifolia f. angustifoliaName author: (Kom.) Kitag.
- Valeriana alternifolia f. verticillataName author: (Kom.) S.X.Li
- Valeriana alternifolia subsp. pseudocoreanaName author: Vorosch.
- Valeriana alternifolia subsp. stubendorfianaName author: (Sumn.) Vorosch.
- Valeriana alternifolia subsp. stubendorfiiName author: (Kreyer ex Kom.) Vorosch.
- Valeriana alternifolia var. angustifoliaName author: (Kom.) S.H.Li
- Valeriana balticaName author: Pleijel
- Valeriana chinensisName author: Kreyer ex Komarov
- Valeriana coreana subsp. pseudoumbrosaName author: (Vorosch.) Vorosch.
- Valeriana dahuricaName author: Sumnev.
- Valeriana elodeaName author: Sumnev.
- Valeriana exaltataName author: J.C.Mikan ex Pohl
- Valeriana jacuticaName author: Sumnev.
- Valeriana kuminovianaName author: Sumnev.
- Valeriana leiocarpaName author: Kitag.
- Valeriana lucidaName author: DC.
- Valeriana lyratifoliaName author: Sumnev.
- Valeriana majorName author: Pall.
- Valeriana multicepsName author: Wallr.
- Valeriana nipponicaName author: Nakai ex Kitag.
- Valeriana officinalis subsp. balticaName author: (Pleijel) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Valeriana officinalis subsp. exaltataName author: (J.C.Mikan ex Pohl) Soó
- Valeriana officinalis var. alternifoliaName author: (Bunge) Ledeb.
- Valeriana officinalis var. angustifoliaName author: Miq.
- Valeriana officinalis var. latifoliaName author: Briq.
- Valeriana officinalis var. officinalisName author: Not supplied
- Valeriana officinalis var. sarkanyiName author: Soó
- Valeriana pseudofficinalisName author: C.Y.Cheng & H.B.Chen
- Valeriana pseudoumbrosaName author: Vorosch.
- Valeriana sinensisName author: J.F.Gmel.
- Valeriana stubendorfianaName author: Sumnev.
- Valeriana stubendorfiiName author: Kreyer ex Kom.
- Valeriana stubendorfii f. angustifoliaName author: Kom.
- Valeriana subbipinnatifoliaName author: A.I.Baranov
- Valeriana transbaicalensisName author: Sumnev.
- Valeriana vulgarisName author: Bubani
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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