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Useful Temperate Plants

Valeriana alliariifolia

Vahl

Caprifoliaceae


This species is extremely close to Valeriana tiliifolia Troickij. Like that species it can be used as a substitute for valerian (Valeriana officinalis)[
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

+ Synonyms

Valeriana alliariifolia Adams

Valeriana macrophylla M.Bieb.

Common Name:

No Image.

General Information

Valeriana alliariifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant with a thick, often branched rhizome; it produces erect, stout, solitary stems around 50 - 150cm tall, occasionally to 200cm[
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Range

Western Asia - Turkey, the Caucasus, Iraq, northern Iran

Habitat

Forest meadows, edges and fields, open forest, subalpine meadows, tall grass and scrub, banks of brooks and streams, shady creek valleys; at elevations from 1,900 - 2300 metres[
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height1.00 m

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The roots can probably be used in the same ways as valerian (Valeriana officinalis)[
74
Title
Flora of the USSR.
Publication
 
Author
Komarov. V. L.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Israel Program for Scientific Translation
Year
1968
ISBN
-
Description
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-11-27. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Valeriana+alliariifolia>

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