Valeriana

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Valeriana
Garden valerian, Valeriana officinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Dipsacales Family: Valerianaceae Genus: Valeriana
Species
(incomplete list) Valeriana acutiloba Valeriana arburua Valeriana arizonica Valerian californica Valeriana capitata Valeriana celtica Valeriana columbiana Valeriana dioica Valeriana edulis Valeriana occidentalis Valeriana officinalis Valeriana pauciflora Valeriana scandens Valeriana scouleri Valeriana septentrionalis Valeriana sitchensis Valeriana sorbifolia Valeriana texana Valeriana tiliifolia Valeriana tripteris Valeriana wallichii

Valeriana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Valerianaceae. It includes a number of species of which the best known is the garden valerian Valeriana officinalis. Some species are native to Europe, others to North America and South America (especially in the Andes). It is popularly used as a soporific.

[edit] External links

• USDA records of the distribution of the genus in the United States

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