Biology:Valeriana dioica

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Valeriana

Valeriana dioica
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Botanical illustration
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In bloom
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Valeriana
Species:
V. dioica
Binomial name
Valeriana dioica
Synonyms[2]

Valeriana dioica, the marsh valerian, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Valeriana, native to Europe and Anatolia.[2] It is typically found in calcareous fens.[3] It is a dioecious species, with male and female flowers on separate individuals, and it is pollinated by small flies.[4]

Varieties

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

  • Valeriana dioica var. dioica
  • Valeriana dioica var. sylvatica S.Watson – northern North America

References

  1. Sp. Pl.: 31 (1753)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Valeriana dioica L.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30028947-2. 
  3. Rasran, Leonid; Eisenmann, Cornelia; Wagentristl, Regina; Bernhardt, Karl-Georg (2019). "Germination requirements of the subordinate fen meadow species Valeriana dioica L.". Folia Geobotanica 54 (1–2): 125–138. doi:10.1007/s12224-019-09354-3. 
  4. De Jong, Tom J.; Batenburg, Judith C.; Klinkhamer, Peter G.L. (2005). "Distance-dependent pollen limitation of seed set in some insect-pollinated dioecious plants". Acta Oecologica 28 (3): 331–335. doi:10.1016/j.actao.2005.07.001. Bibcode2005AcO....28..331D. 

Wikidata ☰ Q159036 entry