Valeriana dioica, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 54

9. V. dioica L. , Sp. Pl. 31 (1753) .

Dioecious. Rhizome creeping, usually unbranched, stoloniferous. Stems 10-40(-60) cm, usually several, slightly hairy at the nodes. Basal leaves simple, ovate, oblong or elliptical, entire, long-petiolate. Inflorescence compound; partial inflorescences dense. Flowers usually pink, occasionally white; corolla-tube l- 5-2-5 mm. Fruit 2-5-3 mm, elliptical in section, glabrous. Wet places. W. & C. Europe, extending northwards to S.E. Norway, eastwards to Macedonia and the western borders of the U.S.S.R., and locally southwards to S. Italy. Au Be Br Bu Cz Da Ga Ge He Ho Hs Hu It Ju Lu No Po Rm Rs (B, C, W) Su?Tu.