Caprifoliaceae
Cretan spikenard
Valeriana phu
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Valeriana
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Cretan spikenard, Garden valerian, Golden spikenard
- French
- Grande valériane
- Swedish
- Kattvänderot
Synonyms
- Valeriana laevicaulis Stokes
Photos
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Cretan spikenard: 纈草屬 Valeriana phu [比利時 Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium]](/plants/valeriana-phu/photos/5d46071c3730c364-l.webp)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Valeriana
- Common valerianValeriana officinalisCaprifoliaceae
- Lewiston cornsaladValeriana locustaCaprifoliaceae
- Red valerianValeriana rubraCaprifoliaceae
- Marsh valerianValeriana dioicaCaprifoliaceae
- 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
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). About our plant data.