Valeriana carinata(Loisel.) Christenh. & Byng

WFO wfo-0001423367 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Valeriana carinata, photographed by Piermario Maculan
fig. a Piermario Maculan, CC0 1.0 / 2022-05-18 / obs. 198686340
Valeriana carinata, photographed by Piermario Maculan
fig. b Piermario Maculan, CC0 1.0 / obs. 196840886
Valeriana carinata, photographed by Daniel Cahen
fig. c Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 195687761
Valeriana carinata, photographed by Piermario Maculan
fig. d Piermario Maculan, CC0 1.0 / obs. 194738204
Valeriana carinata, photographed by Daniel Cahen
fig. e Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 138828690
Valeriana carinata, photographed by Daniel Cahen
fig. f Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 138723297
Valeriana carinata, photographed by Daniel Cahen
fig. g Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 137443315
Valeriana carinata, photographed by Piermario Maculan
fig. h Piermario Maculan, CC0 1.0 / obs. 134626707

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Native range 38 botanical countries

Regions where Valeriana carinata is native: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaMoroccoTunisiaCyprusEast Aegean Is.IranIraqLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusPalestineTranscaucasusTürkiyeAlbaniaAustriaBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKrymNetherlandsNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine BalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Valeriana carinata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Cyprus CYP ASIA-TEMPERATE
East Aegean Is. EAI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 6 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Fedia carinata (Loisel.) Steven
  • Fedia quadrangularis Willd. ex Steud.
  • Masema carinatum (Loisel.) Dulac
  • Valerianella carinata Loisel.
  • Valerianella locusta f. carinata (Loisel.) Devesa, J.López & R.Gonzalo
  • Valerianella praecox Willk.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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