Valeriana locusta L.

Valérianelle potagère (fr), Mache doucette (fr), Mache (fr), Doucette (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Valeriana

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3-0.35m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination autogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.25 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses food gene source medicinal
Edible flowers leaves stems
Therapeutic use Depurative (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Scurvy (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified)
Human toxicity nontoxic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Valeriana locusta unspecified picture

Distribution

Valeriana locusta world distribution map, present in Canada, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, New Zealand, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:859937-1
WFO ID wfo-0000426723
COL ID 7FCLV
BDTFX ID 70571
INPN ID 128412
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Valerianella olitoria Valeriana locusta Valerianella striata Valerianella pusilla Valerianella locusta Fedia ecalyculata Fedia caerulea Fedia locusta Fedia olitaria Fedia olitcria Fedia striata Valerianella locusta Valerianella rhombicarpa Valerianella caerulea Valerianella lusitanica Valeriana olitoria Fedia paniculata Masema olitorium Locusta communis Valeriana locusta var. olitoria