Inflorescence; Schiftung, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 7/2013 © Jörn Germer
Flowers; Schiftung, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 7/2013 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescence with pollinator; Botanical Garden Halle, Germany; 6/2011 © Julia Roeser
Inflorescence; Hähnichen, Oberlausitz, Sachsen, Germany; 6/2010 © Julia Roeser
Inflorescence, side view; Botanical Garden Halle, Germany; 6/2010 © Julia Roeser
Upper surface of leaflet; Schiftung, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 7/2013 © Jörn Germer
Lower surface of leaflet; Schiftung, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 7/2013 © Jörn Germer
Leaf; Hähnichen, Oberlausitz, Sachsen, Germany; 7/2011 © Julia Roeser
Upper and lower surface of leaves; Schiftung, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 7/2013 © Jörn Germer
Stem section; Schiftung, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 7/2013 © Jörn Germer
Foliage; Hähnichen, Oberlausitz, Sachsen, Germany; 6/2010 © Julia Roeser
Habit; Hähnichen, Oberlausitz, Sachsen, Germany; 7/2011 © Julia Roeser
Habit; Schiftung, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 7/2013 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 2323
Date of entry: 30.10.2014
Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Valerian
German: Echter Baldrian
Portuguese: Valeriana
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Dipsacales (35)
Family: Valerianaceae (1)(family description)
Genus: Valeriana (1)
Epithet: officinalis L. (11)
officinalis => of practical use to man; official species in commerce, especially for medicinal purposes
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb