| Accepted name: |
Valeriana dioica L. ssp. sylvatica (S. Wats.) F. Mey. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Valeriana sylvatica Sol. ex Rich.
-Valeriana septentrionalis Rydb.
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| English names: |
Marsh Valerian
Northern Valerian
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| French names: |
Valériane officinal
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Valerianaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HVALDIS
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Roots used in a smoking mixture for colds. Poultice of roots applied externally, especially to babies, for seizures. Chewed roots rubbed on the head and temples for headaches. Powdered roots and many other herbs used for menstrual troubles. Decoction of roots used for pneumonia(*46)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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