ValerianaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Centranthus ruber (L.) DC.
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- Common Name: Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard
- Family: Valerianaceae Batsch.
- Country of Origin: Europe and northern Africa to Asia Minor; escaped & naturalized locally
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- Description: [syn. Kentranthus ruber (L.) Druce; Valeriana coccinea Hort.; Valeriana rubra L.]
Also known as Fox's Brush Compact perennial to 3 feet, glaucous, glabrous; leaves lanceolate to ovate, to 4 inches long, slightly toothed to entire, sessile; flowers many, crimson to pale red, about 1/2 inch long, fragrant.
- Uses: Young leaves eaten in salads or as cooked greens; roots used in soups. Not to be confused with the true medicinal valerian.
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  Accession Data:- Accession # 200300022
- Source: Thompson & Morgan 2003
- Accession Date: 02-25-2003
- Bench: 3305 - Families So-Vi
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-01-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid II
- Order: Dipsacales
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- Family: Valerianaceae
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References:Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976 Richter's Herb WWW Site
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