Valeriana montana, the mountain valerian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. Native to the mountains of Europe from east-central Spain, southern Italy, the Alps, the Balkans, and on to the eastern Carpathians, it is available from commercial suppliers.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mountain Valerian being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Dipsacales
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Valeriana
- Species
- Valeriana montana
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