Valeriana

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Valeriana

Garden valerian, Valeriana officinalis

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Valerianaceae
Genus:	Valeriana

Species

(incomplete list)
Valeriana acutiloba
Valeriana arburua
Valeriana arizonica
Valerian californica
Valeriana capitata
Valeriana celtica
Valeriana columbiana
Valeriana dioica
Valeriana edulis
Valeriana occidentalis
Valeriana officinalis
Valeriana pauciflora
Valeriana scandens
Valeriana scouleri
Valeriana septentrionalis
Valeriana sitchensis
Valeriana sorbifolia
Valeriana texana
Valeriana tiliifolia
Valeriana tripteris
Valeriana wallichii

Valeriana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Valerianaceae. It includes a number of species of which the best known is the garden valerian Valeriana officinalis. Some species are native to Europe, others to North America and South America (especially in the Andes). It is popularly used as a soporific.