Valeriana dioica

Valeriana dioica
Botanical illustration
In bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Valeriana
Species:	V. dioica
Binomial name
Valeriana dioica L. [1]
Synonyms [2]
List Valeriana affinisOpiz Valeriana compactaOpiz Valeriana dioica subsp. sylvatica(S.Watson) F.G.Mey. Valeriana exiguaBubani Valeriana micrantha var. wyomingensis(E.E.Nelson) A.Nelson Valeriana nasturtiifoliaLag. ex Willk. & Lange Valeriana palustrisGarsault Valeriana psilodesGand. Valeriana pusillaRoyle Valeriana septentrionalisRydb. Valeriana subdentataOpiz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch Valeriana sylvaticaF.W.Schmidt Valeriana sylvestrisGray Valeriana wyomingensisE.E.Nelson

Valeriana dioica, the marsh valerian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to North America, 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. sylvaticaS.Watson – northern North America

References

1. Sp. Pl.: 31 (1753)
2. "Valeriana dioica L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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. Bibcode:2019FolGe..54..125R. doi: 10.1007/s12224-019-09354-3 . S2CID   208044334.
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. Bibcode:2005AcO....28..331D. doi:10.1016/j.actao.2005.07.001.