Valeriana officinalis (Valerian)

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Valeriana officinalis L.

Valerian

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Dipsacales	Includes viburnum, honeysuckle, snowberry, beautybush, twinflower, many others
Family	Valerianaceae	Mostly temperate region herbs
Genus	Valeriana	A medieval Latin name either referring to the personal name Valerius (which was a fairly common name in Rome, Publius Valerius being the name of a consul in the early years of the Republic), or to the country of Valeria, a province of the Roman empire
Species	officinalis	Sold as an herb, often applied to plants with real or supposed medicinal qualities

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8/17/2014 · Bald Mountain, Franconia Notch Area, White Mountains, New Hampshire · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

7/15/2012 · Slipway Restaurant, Thomaston, Maine · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 27 cm) ID is uncertain

7/15/2012 · Slipway Restaurant, Thomaston, Maine · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm) ID is uncertain

7/15/2012 · Slipway Restaurant, Thomaston, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

7/15/2012 · Slipway Restaurant, Thomaston, Maine · ≈ 10 × 15″ (26 × 39 cm) ID is uncertain

7/15/2012 · Slipway Restaurant, Thomaston, Maine · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm) ID is uncertain

7/15/2012 · Slipway Restaurant, Thomaston, Maine · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

8/17/2014 · Bald Mountain, Franconia Notch Area, White Mountains, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 22 cm)

Valeriana officinalis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Sep 2023.

8/27/2023 · Tenants Harbor, Maine

7/15/2012 · Slipway Restaurant, Thomaston, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm) ID is uncertain

7/15/2012 · Slipway Restaurant, Thomaston, Maine · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm) ID is uncertain

8/27/2023 · Tenants Harbor, Maine

8/17/2014 · Bald Mountain, Franconia Notch Area, White Mountains, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm)

8/27/2023 · Tenants Harbor, Maine

7/15/2012 · Slipway Restaurant, Thomaston, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain

7/15/2012 · Slipway Restaurant, Thomaston, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

8/17/2014 · Bald Mountain, Franconia Notch Area, White Mountains, New Hampshire · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm)

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