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The genus Valeriana is in the family Caprifoliaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Valeriana

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Valeriana adscendens Turcz.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana aequiloba Clos	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana agrimonifolia Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana albonervata B.L. Rob.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana altaica Sumner	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana alternifolia Bunge	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana alypifolia Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana amurensis P. Smirn. ex Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana apiifolia A. Gray	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana asplenifolia Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana asterothrix Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana atacamensis Bors.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana baltana Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana bambusicaulis Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana barbareifolia M. Martens & Galeotti	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana barbulata Diels	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana boliviana Britton	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana bornmuelleri Pilg.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana bracteata Benth.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana bracteosa Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana bractescens (Hook.) Höck	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana bridgesii Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana bryophila Barrie	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana buxifolia F.G. Mey.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana calvescens Briq.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana carnosa Sm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana catharinensis Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana cephalantha Schltdl.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana ceratophylla Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana cernua B. Eriksen	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana cerosifolia Xena	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana chamaedryfolia Cham. & Schltdl.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana chiapensis Barrie	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana chilensis Bors.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana clarionifolia Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana clematitis Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana coarctata Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana coleophylla Diels	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana collina Wallr.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana comosa Eriksen	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana condamoana Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana connata Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana convallarioides (Schmale) B.B. Larsen	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana corymbulosa (Wedd.) Cabrera	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana costata Schmale	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana crassifolia Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana crispa Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana cucurbitifolia Standl.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana cumbemayensis B. Eriksen	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana daphniflora Hand.-Mazz.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana decussata Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana densa (Wedd.) Höck	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana densiflora Benth.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana dinorrhiza Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana dipsacoides Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana dubia Bunge	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana edulis Nutt.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana effusa Griseb.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana eichleriana Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana emmanuelii Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana eupatoria Sobral	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana fauriei Briq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana fedtschenkoi Coincy	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana ferax Hoeck	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana flaccidissima Maxim.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana fonkii Phil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana fragilis Clos	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana glechomifolia F.G. Mey.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana globiflora Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana globularioides Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana globularis A. Gray	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana graciliceps Clos	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana granataea Xena	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana grandifolia Phil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana grisiana Wedd.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana grossheimii Vorosch.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana hadros Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana hardwickii Wall.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana hebecarpa DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana hengduanensis D.Y. Hong	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana henrici (Graebn.) B. Eriksen	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana herrerae Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana hirtella Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana hirticalyx L.C. Chiu	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana hornschuchiana Walp.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana humboldtii Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana hyalinorrhiza Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana interrupta Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana isoetifolia Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana jasminoides Briq.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana jatamansi Jones	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana kawakamii Hayata	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana laciniosa M. Martens & Galeotti	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana lapathifolia Vahl	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana laurifolia Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana laxiflora DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana ledoides Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana lepidota Clos	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana leucocarpa DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana macbridei Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana macrorhiza Poepp. ex DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana magellanica Hombr. & Jacq. ex Decne.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana malvacea Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana mandoniana (Wedd.) Höck	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana mandonii Britton	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana mapirensis (Britton) Weberl.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana meonantha C.Y. Cheng & H.B. Chen	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana merxmuelleri Seitz	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana microphylla Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana micropterina Wedd.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana minutiflora Hand.-Mazz.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana moorei Barrie	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana naidae Barrie	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana nelsonii Greenm.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana nigricans Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana niphobia Briq.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana oaxacana Barrie	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana oblongifolia Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana obovata (Nutt.) Roem. & Schult.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana obtusifolia DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana officinalis L.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana oreocharis Phil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana otomiana Barrie	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana palmeri A. Gray	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana paniculata Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana papilla Bertero ex DC.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana pardoana Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana parviflora (Trevir.) V.M. Badillo	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana parvula Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana peltata Clos	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana pennellii Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana petersenii Weberl. & Reese-Krug	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana philippiana Briq.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana phylicoides (Turcz.) Briq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana pilosa Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana pinnatifida Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana plantaginea Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana plectritoides Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana polemonifolia Phil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana polybotrya Hoeck	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana polystachya Sm.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana potopensis Briq.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana pratensis (Benth.) Steud.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana pricnophylla Standl.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana prionophylla Standl.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana protenta B. Eriksen	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana pseudofficinalis C.Y. Cheng & H.B. Chen	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana punctata F.G. Mey.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana pycnantha A. Gray	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana pyramidalis Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana pyricarpa Borsini	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana quadrangularis Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana quiroana Xena	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana radicalis Clos	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana radicata Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana reitziana Borsini	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana renifolia Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana rhodoleuca H.B. Chen & C.Y. Cheng	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana robertianifolia Briq.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana rosaliana F.G.Mey.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana rossica P. Smirn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana rufescens Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana rumicoides Wedd.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana rzedowskiorum Barrie	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana salicariifolia Vahl	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana sambucifolia Mikan f.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana samolifolia Bert.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana scandens L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana secunda B. Eriksen	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana sedifolia d'Urv.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana selerorum Graebner & Loesener	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana senecioides Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana serrata Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana sichuanica D.Y. Hong	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana simplicifolia Kabath	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana sisymbriifolia Vahl	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana sorbifolia Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana sphaerocarpa Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana sphaerocephala Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana sphaerophora Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana spicata (Turcz.) Briq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana stenoptera Diels	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana stricta Clos	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana stuckertii Briq.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana tachirensis Xena	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana tafiensis Borsini	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana tajuvensis Sobral	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana tangutica Batalin	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana tatamana Killip	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana tessendorffiana Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana tiliifolia Troitzk.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana tomentosa Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana transjenisensis Kreyer	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana trichomanes Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana triphylla Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana triplinervis (Turcz.) Briq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana tuberosa L.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana tzotzilana Barrie	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana ulei Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & A.Gray) Rydb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana urbanii Phil.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana urticaefolia Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana vaga Clos	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana vaginata Kunth	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana valdiviana Phil.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana velutina Clos	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana venezuelana Briq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Valeriana venusta Lien C. Chiu	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana verrucosa Schmale	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana verticillata Clos	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana virescens Clos	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana virgata Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana warburgii Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana weberbaueri Graebn.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana wolgensis Kazak.	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana xiaheensis Lien C. Chiu	Accepted		TRO
Valeriana zamoranensis Rzed. & Calderón	Accepted		TRO

Statistics

The Plant List includes 759 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Valeriana. Of these 217 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 78 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Valeriana. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 759 species names for the genus Valeriana recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	217	28.6%
◕	Synonym	213	28.1%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	329	43.3%

All names

The status of the 837 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Valeriana recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	230	27.5%
◕	Synonym	266	31.8%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	341	40.7%

Of these names,

• 3 are recorded as invalid
• 3 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 759 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Valeriana, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	214	205	0	0	419	55.2%
	Low confidence	3	8	0	329	340	44.8%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Valeriana, are as follows: