Valeriana celtica L.

Valériane à feuilles de saule (fr), Valériane des débris (fr), Valériane en tête (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Valeriana

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Alpine pastures, 1800-2800 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Nervine (unspecified), Sclerosis(Liver) (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
Human toxicity carcinogenic (root), carcinogenic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Valeriana celtica flower picture by Angie K (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Valeriana celtica world distribution map, present in Austria and France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:859673-1
WFO ID wfo-0000426787
COL ID 7FB86
BDTFX ID 70545
INPN ID 128390
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Valeriana celtica Valeriana norica Valeriana celtica subsp. norica