Caprifoliaceae

Capon's tail grass

Valeriana pyrenaica L.

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Valeriana

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Capon's tail grass (Valeriana pyrenaica) — FlowerPhoto: Iona M., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Capon's tail grass, Pyrenean valerian
Irish: Bailéirín
Swedish: Pyreneisk vänderot
Welsh: Triaglog y Pyreneau

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 81 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Iona M., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: dschigel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Fraser Higgins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Augustin Soulard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: "pastilletes"/Joan Simon , Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eric Tittley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: "pastilletes"/Joan Simon , Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Victoria M., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: "pastilletes"/Joan Simon , Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: "pastilletes"/Joan Simon , Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christoph Harwood, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: "pastilletes"/Joan Simon , Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.