Valeriana_dioica

<i>Valeriana dioica</i>

Valeriana dioica

Species of plant in the genus Valeriana

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]

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Varieties

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

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

References

  1. [1]
    Sp. Pl.: 31 (1753)
  2. [2]
    "Valeriana dioica L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. [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. [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.


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