Valeriana tuberosaL.

Tuberous Valerian

WFO wfo-0000426923 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Valeriana tuberosa, photographed by Abdenour Kheloufi
fig. a Abdenour Kheloufi, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-10 / obs. 197885939
Valeriana tuberosa, photographed by Abdenour Kheloufi
fig. b Abdenour Kheloufi, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 197870036
Valeriana tuberosa, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. c Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 196513966
Valeriana tuberosa, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. d Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 196521200
Valeriana tuberosa, photographed by Dr. Sven Gippner
fig. e Dr. Sven Gippner, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 196645961
Valeriana tuberosa, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. f Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 196458901
Valeriana tuberosa, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. g Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 196463034
Valeriana tuberosa, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. h Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 196336465

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Native range 23 botanical countries

Regions where Valeriana tuberosa is native: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Altay, Kazakhstan, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, West Siberia, Albania, Bulgaria, Corse, East European Russia, France, Greece, Italy, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Ukraine AlgeriaMoroccoTunisiaAltayKazakhstanNorth CaucasusTranscaucasusTürkiyeWest SiberiaAlbaniaBulgariaCorseEast European RussiaFranceGreeceItalyKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainUkraine
Native distribution of Valeriana tuberosa, 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.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Greece GRC
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Ukraine UKR
Altay ALT ASIA-TEMPERATE
Kazakhstan KAZ
North Caucasus NCS
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
West Siberia WSB
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 1 synonym

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.

  • Valeriana monorrhiza Dufr.

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. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. 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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