Caprifoliaceae
Marsh valerian
Valeriana dioica
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Valeriana
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Common names
By language (19)
- arz
- فاليريانا ديويكا
- Belarusian
- Валяр'ян двухдомны
- Czech
- Kozlík dvoudomý
- Danish
- Tvebo Baldrian
- Dutch
- Kleine valeriaan
- English
- Marsh valerian
- Estonian
- Kahekojane palderjan
- Finnish
- Pikkuvirmajuuri
- French
- Valériane dioïque, Valeriane dioique, Valériane des marais
- German
- Kleiner Baldrian, Sumpfbaldrian
- hsb
- Mały bałdrijan
- Hungarian
- Kétlaki macskagyökér
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Småvendelrot
- Polish
- Kozłek dwupienny
- Slovak
- Valeriána dvojdomá
- Slovenian
- Dvodomna špajka
- Spanish
- Verberiana
- Swedish
- Småvänderot
- Welsh
- Triaglog y gors
Synonyms
- Valeriana affinis Opiz
- Valeriana compacta Opiz
- Valeriana dioica var. dioica
- Valeriana exigua Bubani
- Valeriana nasturtiifolia Lag. ex Willk. & Lange
- Valeriana pusilla Royle
- Valeriana subdentata Opiz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: arthur_haendler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Sandler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.F. Gaffard Jeffdelonge at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Angelika Baumann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Sandler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Valeriana
- Common valerianValeriana officinalisCaprifoliaceae
- Lewiston cornsaladValeriana locustaCaprifoliaceae
- Red valerianValeriana rubraCaprifoliaceae
- Narrow-fruited cornsaladValeriana dentataCaprifoliaceae
- Valeriana celticaCaprifoliaceae
- Dwarf valerianValeriana montanaCaprifoliaceae
- Tuberous valerianValeriana tuberosaCaprifoliaceae
- Three-leaved valerianValeriana tripterisCaprifoliaceae
- Valeriana cornucopiaeCaprifoliaceae
- Nardostachys jatamansi (Jones ex Roxb.) DC.Valeriana jatamansiCaprifoliaceae
- European cornsaladValeriana carinataCaprifoliaceae
- Italian cornsaladValeriana eriocarpaCaprifoliaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.