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common valerian
Valeriana officinalis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Valeriana excelsa
Valeriana wolgensis
Valeriana fauriei
common yarrowAchillea millefolium
Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica
Sitka valerianValeriana sitchensis
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Valeriana stolonifera
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 164,931 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 160,844 |
| Canada | 5,066 |
| Russia | 5,044 |
| Quebec | 2,359 |
| Ontario | 1,582 |
| United Kingdom | 1,212 |
| Maine | 1,100 |
| Moscow Oblast | 1,067 |
| New York | 988 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | honeysuckles, moschatels, and allies · Dipsacales |
| Family | honeysuckle family · Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus | valerian · Valeriana |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise common valerian with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.